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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

KB

Jul 28, 2023

The course is well paced and they get you comfortable with the topics even though we do not have any sort of prior exposure in this field. It is very good for the beginners who are new to this field

CK

May 15, 2023

For a foundation course, this one was easy to understand, it explained all basic concepts in a fluid way and built up the base for the upcoming courses. I'm eager to move on to the other courses now.

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By ANOOP D V

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Jan 24, 2024

all the quiz and module wise challenges was very much interesting to do.some quizes i got passed in first time but for challenges i did it for several times.iam very much happy because even though i do the quizez incorrectly,each time i learned more about the statements.

By Chelsey S

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Jul 23, 2024

A good introduction to cybersecurity. However, some of the quiz questions and answers didn't align, so you have to determine whether you're going to answer correctly or how you think they wanted you to answer even though it doesn't align with how the question was posed.

By Luan G

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Jul 6, 2024

O curso foi muito bom, apenas achei desnecessário que só vamos poder tirar o certificado após o período de teste acabar. Qual o intuito de colocar o período de teste sendo que precisamos finalizar o período de teste? completamente desnecessário e uma perca de tempo.

By Mathias B

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Jul 27, 2023

A bit too high-level. Might be better to focus on foundational stuff, and dig a bit deeper. Why mentioning Linux, Python, and SQL at all? Introduce them later. Let students be more comfortable with the basics as to what frameworks is, what is a security control etc.

By Kevin M

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Feb 3, 2025

I think this course has some great fundamentals, but securing Windows is likely going to require learning Windows and hardware structure. I have learned a lot about the structure of Cybersecurity, and the tools that are used, so I will continue the course for now.

By Nimesh

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Dec 17, 2023

It was as a good start into realm of cybersecurity. Made me aware about need of safeguarding systems and networks also taught ethical practices in the profession of security analyst. I am rating 4 out of 5 because some questions in the quiz were too much confusing

By Mamoudou M S

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Aug 9, 2023

I really enjoyed this course. I have learned many concepts about cybersecurity and now I'm aware of some attacks and I can avoid them when I recognize.

I can protect myself now and by the way If join the cybersecurity industry I can protect others to use a product

By David L

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Jun 26, 2024

This course was simplified and retainable for me. I enjoyed structure of the courses outline and will recommend it to others. My only complaint is how lost I got navigating through the course material when wanting to explore different sections of the material.

By Brian M

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May 16, 2023

For the most part, this course is excellent, however, the "Professional Statement" section is a bit confusing in its explanation and layout, I was stuck there for a while....much longer than I had hoped to be, but eventually got through it. Just my 2 cents.

By Rana F A

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Jan 9, 2025

It was a nice taster to the cybersecurity domain for beginners. The exercises were nicely organized and easy to grasp for beginners. The videos of the instructors helped beginners to connect with them and better understand the concepts in the videos.

By Jared E E

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Aug 4, 2024

I love the course so far but I personally think you should include like something you can do hands on that relates to what were learning in each section. Something like what TryHackMe has. Other than that I love everything I've been learning so far!

By Sue P

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Jul 7, 2024

There was a lot of information to absorb, but it was helpful for it to be mentioned multiple times. The only negative was the core speaker. She was not an engaging teacher and reading the transcripts and taking notes turned out to be more helpful.

By Katie C

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Jun 14, 2023

For someone with zero technical background and experience they make this course as user friendly as possible. If you're unsure whether or not this certificate program is for you, by the end of this first course you should have a pretty good idea.

By Misori S B

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Aug 6, 2023

Exciting Course, I liked the way the fundamental cybersec concepts were explained. This course is indeed beginner friendly... however, you will need to put in the hours to read the extra resources provided such as NIST CSF, NIST RMF, and others

By Kevin R

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Oct 15, 2024

Jika memiliki background di bidang IT, ini sangat mudah untuk dipahami, module 1 ini juga memberikan saya informasi bahwa cyber security bukan hanya tentang hacking saja, tetapi tentang bagaimana kita bisa berguna bagi orang orang di sekitar

By Youssef E B

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Mar 28, 2025

It has a lot of theoretical parts, especially for a professional career. It will be better to put some of its content in the advanced courses. Besides that, you will learn cybersecurity for organizations and some fundamentals to start with.

By Fatima M

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Feb 3, 2025

"The Google Cybersecurity Professional Certificate is an excellent course for beginners, providing clear explanations, hands-on labs, and real-world scenarios. It’s a great starting point for anyone looking to break into cybersecurity!"

By Emmanuel T

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Jul 17, 2024

It was so amazing!!! Presently, I have more knowledge of the cybersecurity field, how dynamics and worthy it is for the society. Through out this first course, my foudation in cybersecurity has been we established. Thanks you so much.

By Shandrika P

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Oct 26, 2023

I love the format of this course. I can work at my own pace. The modules are informative and easy to follow along with and learn. I love that there were quizzes for each section. It's always good to test and see how much you retain

By Juan A T M

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Aug 7, 2024

Me parece una muy buena base para empezar y refrescar conocimientos de seguridad informática actual. seguimos estudiando! como sugerencia aplicaría IA para traducir el lenguaje a otras lenguas, para una mas facil interpretación.

By Vishalan K

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Jun 1, 2023

I do feel that the information i learned was sufficient however in the tests i do wish they provide us a correct answer and the explanation after we are done because i feel that i still have no clue why my answer is wrong

By davion h

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Aug 1, 2023

its a very broad course. It dose give you some hot topics to get you into the cybersecurity mindset but it also refers to other courses thats going to give you the details you need to actually understand cybersecurity .

By Xavier M

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Jan 21, 2025

The course is good, but there are some discrepancies in information. I'm not sure exactly which video it was but Hope mislabeled something. It should have been the Principal of least privilege, not what she called it.

By Helen M

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Sep 16, 2023

It was good. well organized and put together.

The last module may have used some improvement in my opinion,

but overall it was a great learning experience for someone who just started he journey in Cyber security.

By Aku S

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Jul 2, 2023

The quality of the content was nice, and even though the course was complete theory and I hate theory, the course was not boring at all. It has a nice balance of reading and video to help you learn better.