
Cybersecurity for Beginners
Course Description
This is the first course in the Google Cybersecurity Certificate. These courses will equip you with the skills you need to prepare for an entry-level cybersecurity job. In this course, you will be introduced to the world of cybersecurity through an interactive curriculum developed by Google. You will identify significant events that led to the development of the cybersecurity field, explain the importance of cybersecurity in today's business operations, and explore the job responsibilities and skills of an entry-level cybersecurity analyst.
Course Curriculum
- Get started with the course
- More about the CISSP security domains
- Navigate threats, risks, and vulnerabilities
- Review: Security domains
- More about frameworks and controls
- The CIA triad: Confidentiality, integrity, and availability
- NIST frameworks
- OWASP principles and security audits
- Review: Security frameworks and controls
- Which of the following is NOT a core function of NIST?
- Security information and event management (SIEM) dashboards
- Explore security information and event management (SIEM) tools
- Review: Introduction to cybersecurity tools
- Phases of incident response playbooks
- Explore incident response
- Review: Use playbooks to respond to incidents
- Congratulations on completing Course 2!
