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Preparing for Google Cloud Certification: Cloud Security Engineer Professional Certificate

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Preparing for Google Cloud Certification: Cloud Security Engineer Professional Certificate

Advance your career as a Cloud Security Engineer

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Intermediate level

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Flexible schedule
4 weeks at 10 hours a week
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Earn a career credential that demonstrates your expertise

from 50,397 reviews of courses in this program

Intermediate level

Recommended experience

Flexible schedule
4 weeks at 10 hours a week
Learn at your own pace
Build toward a degree

What you'll learn

  • Learn the skills needed to be successful in a cloud security engineer role

  • Prepare for the Google Cloud Professional Cloud Security Engineer certification exam

  • Learn about Cloud Security including managing access, defining organizational structure/ policies, configuring network security, and analyzing logs.

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Professional Certificate - 7 course series

What you'll learn

  • Identify the purpose and value of Google Cloud products and services.

  • Define how infrastructure is organized and controlled in Google Cloud

  • Explain how to create a basic infrastructure in Google Cloud

  • Select and use Google Cloud storage options

Skills you'll gain

Category: Cloud Storage
Category: Serverless Computing
Category: Identity and Access Management
Category: Cloud Services
Category: Cloud Infrastructure
Category: Virtual Networking
Category: Containerization
Category: Virtual Machines
Category: Cloud Computing
Category: Prompt Engineering
Category: Google Cloud Platform
Category: Application Deployment
Category: Kubernetes
Category: Data Storage Technologies
Category: Application Development
Category: Scalability
Category: Network Infrastructure
Category: Generative AI Agents
Category: Cloud Computing Architecture

What you'll learn

  • Explain the concept of multiple network interfaces (NICs) and why they’re useful in a VPC network.

  • Connect two or more VPC networks.

  • Differentiate between Standard and Premium Network Service Tiers.

  • Use Network Intelligence Center, Cloud Logging, and Cloud Monitoring to troubleshoot network problems.

Skills you'll gain

Category: Network Monitoring
Category: Google Cloud Platform
Category: Virtual Networking
Category: Network Troubleshooting
Category: Virtual Machines
Category: Network Security
Category: Network Planning And Design
Category: Computer Networking
Category: Network Performance Management
Category: Load Balancing

What you'll learn

  • Configure connectivity to Google Cloud VPC networks.

  • Configure private connection options to provide access to external resources and services from internal networks.

  • Identify the best Network Service Tier for your needs.

  • Configure monitoring and logging to troubleshoot networks problems.

Skills you'll gain

Category: Network Routing
Category: Google Cloud Platform
Category: Virtual Networking
Category: Network Infrastructure
Category: Private Cloud
Category: TCP/IP
Category: Firewall
Category: Network Administration
Category: Proxy Servers
Category: Cloud Security

What you'll learn

  • Identify the foundations of Google Cloud security.

  • Manage administration identities with Google Cloud.

  • Implement user administration with Identity and Access Management (IAM).

  • Configure Virtual Private Clouds (VPCs) for isolation, security, and logging.

Skills you'll gain

Category: Cloud Security
Category: Firewall
Category: Network Security
Category: Identity and Access Management
Category: Google Cloud Platform
Category: Role-Based Access Control (RBAC)
Category: Load Balancing
Category: Security Controls
Category: Data Access
Category: Virtual Networking
Category: Authorization (Computing)
Category: Cloud Computing
Category: Public Cloud
Category: Single Sign-On (SSO)
Category: Authentications

What you'll learn

  • Apply techniques and best practices to secure Compute Engine

  • Apply techniques and best practices to secure cloud data

  • Apply techniques and best practices to secure applications

  • Apply techniques and best practices for securing Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE) resources.

Skills you'll gain

Category: Cloud Security
Category: Encryption
Category: Identity and Access Management
Category: Application Security
Category: Key Management
Category: Google Cloud Platform
Category: Hardening
Category: Virtual Machines
Category: Kubernetes
Category: OAuth
Category: Authorization (Computing)
Category: Role-Based Access Control (RBAC)
Category: Data Storage Technologies
Category: Data Security
Category: Cloud Storage
Category: Security Controls

What you'll learn

  • Manage protection against distributed denial of service attacks (DDoS).

  • Manage content-related vulnerabilities.

  • Implement Google Cloud monitoring, logging, auditing, and scanning solutions.

Skills you'll gain

Category: Cloud Security
Category: Distributed Denial-Of-Service (DDoS) Attacks
Category: Google Cloud Platform
Category: Data Loss Prevention
Category: Threat Detection
Category: Malware Protection
Category: Data Security
Category: Identity and Access Management
Category: IT Automation
Category: Threat Management
Category: Vulnerability Management
Category: Security Controls
Category: Continuous Monitoring
Category: Information Systems Security

What you'll learn

  • Create custom IAM roles

  • Create and configure VPC network peering

  • Secure a private Kubernetes cluster in Google Cloud

Skills you'll gain

Category: Kubernetes
Category: Role-Based Access Control (RBAC)
Category: Identity and Access Management
Category: Cloud Security
Category: Virtual Networking
Category: Google Cloud Platform
Category: Network Security
Category: Network Troubleshooting
Category: Cloud-Native Computing
Category: Private Cloud

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