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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

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.

DS

Oct 28, 2023

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By Anusha S

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Jun 30, 2023

Loved this journey in coarse 1. i had a chance to validate myself.

By Michelle T G

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Jun 27, 2023

This is a great course. I found the information to very thorough!

By DailyFinesse_

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Jun 26, 2023

Really funny leaning the basics and the history of cyber security.

By Elizabeth G

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Jun 20, 2023

Great course and a very great foundation in Cybersecurity. Thanks.

By Z

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Jun 1, 2023

Easy to follow! Bite-sized videos that you will actually remember.

By Bishop C

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May 30, 2023

Very relevant information, especially for a beginner level course.

By karthik k

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May 26, 2023

Good!!! Teaching, Easy to understand topic's, Animations are Good

By Chris F

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May 13, 2023

Very informative and helpful refresher for my current career field

By Simphiwe R

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Apr 9, 2025

It is a properly detailed introductory course and well explained.

By Regis M T

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Apr 5, 2025

Ce cours est très fondamental pour les débutants en Cybersécurité

By Anmol S

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Jan 29, 2025

She explained very precisely and it was fun learning each module.

By Akanbi O A

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Dec 25, 2024

Easy to learn and understand with proper and adequate use of labs

By Harold A

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Sep 26, 2024

Es una introducción muy motivadora al mundo de la ciberseguridad.

By Jason S

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Aug 5, 2024

Great introduction to concepts related to the cybersecurity field

By Aliyev K

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Jun 20, 2024

This course was very helpful and easy to understand at all stages

By Balkrishna S

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May 23, 2024

Great course of foundation of cyber security provides by Coursera

By Mohammed Z

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May 2, 2024

To be very frank, they teach me better than my college professors

By Dmytro S

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Mar 6, 2024

Handy base information. Nice for starting to learn cybersecurity.

By Youssef A

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Feb 15, 2024

The best course is better than college thank you so much, Google.

By Mary-Cynthia T R

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Jan 24, 2024

So far so Good I want to keep going this is actually so much fun.

By Azis B

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Jan 22, 2024

very good, iam lerarning from zero and knowing what cebersecurity

By Selvaa P

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Jan 14, 2024

Great course to start your journey in the field of Cybersecurity.

By Muhammad A F

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Dec 15, 2023

Had an amazing experience getting InTouch with the relevant terms

By Syed G

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Nov 27, 2023

This is a good course and interactive of Cybersecurity Foundation

By Idriss D

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Nov 18, 2023

Pretty easy to follow along because of the videos and short text.