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About the Course

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. Google employees who currently work in cybersecurity will guide you through videos, provide hands-on activities and examples that simulate common cybersecurity tasks, and help you build your skills to prepare for jobs. 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....

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Great introduction into the remaining courses. I love that there are different learning methods, ie, audio and reading and that there are quizzes at the end of each to help you digest the information.

DJ

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This course is well organized and instruction is excellent. Having the ability to return to previous lessons for review is invaluable. being able to work at my own pace is one of my favorite parts.

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By Palak B

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Jul 22, 2024

The course offered a solid foundation in cybersecurity, covering key tools like SIEM and essential concepts such as security frameworks and ethics. It provided practical insights and expanded my understanding of how to handle security incidents effectively. Overall, it was a valuable introduction to the field.

By Sharlene B

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Aug 3, 2023

The course material is good foundational information. Unfortunately, navigating the course was a challenge since it was always difficult to get back to the lesson, once I exited the browser. I had to try several times each day before it brought up my progress from the previous session and I could continue.

By M K

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Apr 12, 2024

The course videos were basically the same content as IBM's and I was able to improve my prior understanding of frameworks and security controls. It was good for going over the basics and I was glad that the questions on the quizzes seemed to vary a bit more at least to keep the content engaging.

By rachael y

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Aug 27, 2023

SOME OF THE VIDEOS HAVE SPELLING AND GRAMMATICAL ERRORS IN THEIR SCRIPTS. I ALSO THINK SOME EXTRA EXPLAINING IS NEEDED FOR SOME CONCEPTS, AND REALLY WISH THERE WAS A PRINTER FRIENDLY WAY TO PRINT THE READINGS AND MAYBE SOME ACCOMPANYING FLASHCARDS WITH THE GLOSSARY TERMS COULD BE HELPFUL..

By Stephen C

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Jun 15, 2023

While some of the videos can be a bit tedious, the information is great and it is all presented in a way that even someone with zero experience would be able to grasp quickly. I have a background in CISCO, and this course really lays out the very basics for a foundation of understanding.

By Ram b

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Aug 29, 2023

This was an excellent course! I have a Bachelor's degree in Cybersecurity and Computer Networking, and this course covered the topics five times better than my university did. It was fun, engaging, and had a good balance of difficulty. The course was challenging, but easy to do.

By Brenda B M

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Jul 2, 2023

The material is wonderful, but a few sections had too much stuff lumped together. Great video segments. Really wish the whole thing could be viewed in dark mode. 14 hours of white screens with gray text is not fun... Very happy to see the ethics and resources links ....

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 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 15, 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 Jared E

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Aug 3, 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 6, 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 13, 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 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 25, 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 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.