This course helps learners prepare for the Professional Cloud Security Engineer (PCSE) Certification exam. Learners will be exposed to and engage with exam topics through a series of lectures, diagnostic questions, and knowledge checks. After completing this course, learners will have a personalized workbook that will guide them through the rest of their certification readiness journey.
Preparing for Your Professional Cloud Security Engineer Journey
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Preparing for Your Professional Cloud Security Engineer Journey
This course is part of Preparing for Google Cloud Certification: Cloud Security Engineer Professional Certificate
Instructor: Google Cloud Training
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Beginner level
No prior experience required
3 hours to complete
3 weeks at 1 hour a week
Flexible schedule
Learn at your own pace
What you'll learn
Describe the domains covered on the Professional Cloud Security Engineer Certification exam.
Identify gaps in your knowledge and skills for each domain and create a study plan.
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Assessments
10 assignments
Taught in English
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This course is part of the Preparing for Google Cloud Certification: Cloud Security Engineer Professional Certificate
When you enroll in this course, you'll also be enrolled in this Professional Certificate.
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- Develop job-relevant skills with hands-on projects
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There are 7 modules in this course
Welcome to Preparing for the Professional Cloud Security Engineer Journey.
What's included
6 videos1 reading
Learn how to set up the Organization, Folder, and Project hierarchy. Epxlore Organization policies and defining service accounts, groups, and custom IAM roles and binding custom or predefined roles to users, groups, and service accounts.
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4 videos1 reading2 assignments
Learn how to deifne VPC architecture for the Organization to ensure appropriate resource isolation, firewall rules to control/restrict traffic flow into and out of these VPCs, and private IP connectivity to resources in VPCs.
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4 videos1 reading2 assignments
Learn how to define DLP and VPC service controls process for the Organization as well as the Encryption and key management scheme.
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4 videos1 reading2 assignments
Learn about automating Google Cloud security features into the organizational CICD flow and utilizing Logging and Monitoring for security forensics and alerting.
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4 videos1 reading2 assignments
Explore organizational security design considerations to satisfy specific compliance/regulatory requirements (SOC2, PCI-DSS, HIPAA).
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4 videos1 reading2 assignments
Course review and next steps in your PCSE Journey.
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1 video
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Frequently asked questions
Yes, you can preview the first video and view the syllabus before you enroll. You must purchase the course to access content not included in the preview.
If you decide to enroll in the course before the session start date, you will have access to all of the lecture videos and readings for the course. You’ll be able to submit assignments once the session starts.
Once you enroll and your session begins, you will have access to all videos and other resources, including reading items and the course discussion forum. You’ll be able to view and submit practice assessments, and complete required graded assignments to earn a grade and a Course Certificate.