Cloud Data Security in 2025: Dangers, Safeguards, and More
March 13, 2025
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Identify fundamental security concepts.
Explore the business value of Google’s defense-in-depth multilayered approach to infrastructure security.
Learn how Google Cloud works to earn and maintain customer trust in the cloud.
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As organizations move their data and applications to the cloud, they must address new security challenges. The Trust and Security with Google Cloud course explores the basics of cloud security, the value of Google Cloud's multilayered approach to infrastructure security, and how Google earns and maintains customer trust in the cloud.
Part of the Cloud Digital Leader learning path, this course aims to help individuals grow in their role and build the future of their business.
In this introduction, you explore the course goals and preview each section.
In this section of the course, you explore today's top cybersecurity threats and how they impact businesses, differences between cloud security and traditional on-premises security, and key security terms and concepts.
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In this section of the course, you focus on the security benefits of Google's data centers, the role encryption plays in securing data, the difference between authentication, authorization, and auditing, and how Google products can help protect against network attacks.
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In this section of the course, you learn how Google Cloud's trust principles, transparency reports, and independent third-party audits support customer trust. You also explore the importance of data sovereignty and data residency, and how the Google Cloud compliance resource center and Compliance Reports Manager supports industry and regional compliance needs.
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The course closes with a summary of the main points covered in each section and next steps to continue learning.
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An excellent input and presentation, very informative and learnable in short time.
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Great fundamental course on security with Google Cloud
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