WCS2 Women in CyberSecurity Google Career Certificate
Completed by Ashenafe Woldamanual on April 3, 2026
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Badge ID: mWD1BkPySiWg9QZD8kolYg
About this Badge
Grow with Google and the Women CyberSecurity Society (WCS2) have partnered to launch the Google Cybersecurity Career Certificate, designed to equip women in Canada with job-ready skills for entry-level roles. The program also prepares students for CompTIA’s Security+ certification exam, helping close the gender gap and build a more inclusive cybersecurity workforce through Canada’s first nonprofit for women in cybersecurity.
Learning objectives
- Implement multi-layered security architectures and evaluate risks to recommend mitigation strategies.
- Conduct security audits and analyze SIEM data to respond to threats and vulnerabilities.
- Utilize Python programming to automate cybersecurity tasks and improve code readability.
- Communicate effectively with stakeholders and prepare for cybersecurity job applications and interviews.
Skills learned
- Computer Security Awareness Training
- Cyber Security Strategy
- Computer Security Incident Management
- Risk Management Framework
- Business Risk Management
- Ethical Standards And Conduct
- Intrusion Detection and Prevention
- Personally Identifiable Information
- Cyber Threat Hunting
- Cyber Threat Intelligence
- Integrated Development Environments
- Cyber Security Policies
- Cyber Security Assessment
- Cyber Governance
- Malware Protection
- Wireless Networks
- Identity and Access Management
- Vulnerability Assessments
- Incident Response
- Event Monitoring
- Cyber Attacks
- Threat Modeling
- Threat Detection
- Information Assurance
- Network Protocols
- Continuous Monitoring
- Endpoint Security
- Programming Principles
- Python Programming
- Information Systems Security
- Technical Documentation
- Security Controls
- Splunk
- Security Awareness
- Data Structures
- Cyber Risk
- Network Monitoring
- Business Continuity
- Technical Communication
- Enterprise Security
- Risk Analysis
- Algorithms
- Authentications
- Firewall
- Debugging
- Cybersecurity
- Hardening
- Document Management
- Security Strategy
- Data Ethics
- Incident Management
- Network Security
- Application Security
- Network Analysis
- Cryptography
- Scripting
- Cloud Security
- File Management
- Auditing
- Encryption
- Data Security
- Threat Management
- Automation
- Vulnerability Management
- Risk Management
- Security Management
- Open Web Application Security Project (OWASP)
- MITRE ATT&CK Framework
- NIST 800-53
- Security Information and Event Management (SIEM)
- TCP/IP
- Authorization (Computing)
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