This is the first of five courses in the Google Cloud Cybersecurity Certificate. In this course, you’ll explore the essentials of cybersecurity, including the security lifecycle, digital transformation, and key cloud computing concepts.
You’ll identify common tools used by entry-level cloud security analysts to automate tasks.
- Introduction to cloud computing
Welcome to the Google Cloud Cybersecurity Certificate
Google Cloud Cybersecurity Certificate overview
Introduction to Course 1
Course 1 overview
Helpful resources and tips
Lab technical tips
Explore your course 1 scenario: Cymbal Bank
Welcome to module 1
Ben: The cloud's impact on education
Composition of the cloud
Cloud deployment models
Google’s trusted infrastructure
Cloud benefits and considerations
Cloud benefits and limitations
Test your knowledge: Introduction to the cloud
Ephemerality and cloud resources
Virtualization and virtual machines
Serverless computing
Containerization
Test your knowledge: Compute in the cloud
Cloud storage benefits
Types of storage in the cloud
Google’s storage options
Test your knowledge: Secure cloud data storage
Wrap-up
Glossary terms from module 1
Module 1 challenge
- Security in the cloud
Welcome to module 2
[Supplemental] Cybersecurity fundamentals
Cloud defense in depth
Controls that contribute to security depth
Test your knowledge: The importance of layering security
The shared responsibility model
Shared responsibility challenges
Shared responsibility and cloud migration
The shared fate model
Test your knowledge: The shared responsibility and shared fate models
An overview of IaaS, PaaS, and SaaS
Infrastructure as a service
Platform as a service
Software as a service
Test your knowledge: Cloud computing service models
IAM policies provide security depth
IAM in the cloud
Explore the Google Cloud console
Test your knowledge: Identity and access management (IAM)
Networking fundamentals
[Supplemental] Network fundamentals
Firewalls for network security
Key concepts of virtual private clouds
Test your knowledge: Networks in the cloud
Wrap-up
Glossary terms from module 2
Module 2 challenge
- The security lifecycle
Welcome to module 3
Dayo: Life as a security engineer
An overview of DevSecOps
DevSecOps in action
Test your knowledge: Introduction to DevSecOps
Software pipelines
The CI/CD pipeline
Software pipelines and Google’s Cloud Build
Test your knowledge: Software pipelines
Introduction to the software supply chain
Levels of the software supply chain
Strengthen the supply chain with Software Delivery Shield
Test your knowledge: Software supply chain security
Infrastructure as code (IaC) in the cloud
An overview of policy as code
Terraform as an IaC tool
Activity: Manage IaC with Terraform
Activity Quiz: Manage IaC with Terraform
IaC in the GitOps framework
Test your knowledge: Infrastructure and policies as code
Wrap-up
Glossary terms from module 3
Module 3 challenge
- Cloud security analyst roles and responsibilities
Welcome to module 4
Introduction to the cloud security analyst’s role
Cloud security analyst job titles
Test your knowledge: The cloud security analyst’s role in cloud computing
Cloud security analyst job responsibilities
Core cloud security analyst responsibilities
Test your knowledge: Cloud security analyst responsibilities
The security ecosystem
[Supplemental] Workplace communication and collaboration
Communicate with stakeholders
Cloud security stakeholders
Core skills for cloud cybersecurity analysts
Test your knowledge: The cloud security ecosystem
Common tools in the cloud analyst’s toolkit
Useful Google Cloud tools
Introduction to artificial intelligence
Cloud Shell overview
Guide to Virtual Private Cloud (VPC)
Create a VPC using Cloud Shell
Test your knowledge: Cloud security tools
Wrap-up
Chris: Key points for cloud security interviews
Chris and Kevin: Interview role play
Interview tip: Demonstrate your thought process
Glossary terms from module 4
Module 4 challenge
Course wrap-up
Course 1 Resources and Citations
Glossary terms from course 1
- Your Next Steps
Course Badge
