This course equips you to implement a Data Security Posture Management framework by integrating data discovery, classification, access control, and encryption technologies. The curriculum mirrors the 6-Layer AI Stack and Google Cloud Minimum Viable Security Platform mandates to help you secure existing environments.
Security Best Practices in Google Cloud: Data
What you'll learn
Enforce uniform access controls for object storage by migrating from legacy ACLs to IAM-only policies and implementing Public Access Prevention.
Automate sensitive data discovery and classification at scale using Sensitive Data Protection to maintain continuous visibility into PII risk.
Implement secure, time-bound data sharing to grant restricted access without expanding the permanent attack surface.
Engineer hardware-rooted encryption hierarchies using Cloud KMS, CSEK, and External Key Manager (EKM) to satisfy strict data sovereignty mandates.
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September 2026
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