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About the Course

This is the first course in the Google Cybersecurity Certificate. In this course, learners will be introduced to the cybersecurity profession, including the primary job responsibilities and core skills of entry-level analysts; significant events that led to the development of the cybersecurity field; and security’s continued importance to organizational operations. Learners will also explore the Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP) eight security domains, common security frameworks and controls, as well as the confidentiality, integrity, and availability (CIA) triad. This course covers a wide variety of cybersecurity topics to provide an overview of what’s to come in this certificate program. Learners who complete the eight courses in the Google Cybersecurity Certificate will be equipped to apply for entry-level cybersecurity roles. No previous experience is necessary. By the end of this course, you will: - Identify how security attacks impact business operations. - Explore the job responsibilities and core skills of an entry-level cybersecurity analyst. - Recognize how past and present attacks on organizations led to the development of the cybersecurity field. - Learn the CISSP eight security domains. - Identify security domains, frameworks, and controls. - Explain security ethics. - Recognize common tools used by cybersecurity analysts....

Top reviews

AR

Jan 21, 2024

A great way to start off your career in cybersecurity. It goes over basic important concepts like 8 domains of CISSP, NIST Cybersecurity Framework (CSF), SIEM tools, Introduction to Python and SQL.

OS

Sep 17, 2025

This course gave me a solid understanding of core security principles, threats, and tools. It was well structured, beginner friendly, and helped me gain confidence to pursue a career in cybersecurity

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By Vũ H V

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Feb 24, 2024

Pretty good overall.

By Manvi A

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Jan 25, 2024

Knowledgeable course

By Bakary G

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Jan 10, 2024

The best course ever

By Andrew G

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Dec 10, 2023

Amazing intro course

By Driss B

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Oct 9, 2023

Perfect introduction

By Mayank C

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Oct 6, 2023

Best Course till now

By Deleted A

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Oct 5, 2023

Great for a beginner

By James B

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Oct 4, 2023

Phenomenal course!!!

By Mohamed s

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Sep 29, 2023

amazing for beginner

By David S K

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Sep 22, 2023

Very rich in content

By Matthew R D

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Aug 31, 2023

great starter course

By Lyndon H

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Aug 4, 2023

Nice and informative

By hamza h

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Aug 3, 2023

it's the best course

By Anna S

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Jul 28, 2023

Це було дуже цікаво!

By Emily R

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Jul 24, 2023

very easy to follow.

By Moshiur R

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Jul 18, 2023

Very understandable.

By Jose R T I

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Jul 17, 2023

Very well explained.

By Daniel H

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Jul 6, 2023

Very good and clear.

By Deleted A

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Jul 5, 2023

Very well presented.

By Bodhaditya F (

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Jul 3, 2023

Well designed course

By Nordin R

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Jul 2, 2023

good exposure course

By Amirul A

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Jun 21, 2023

Great crash course !

By Stacy C

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Jun 11, 2023

Fantastic beginning.

By Mufti M

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Jun 2, 2023

Knowledgeable course

By Sanjeet K

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May 29, 2023

its very good course