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Security in Google Cloud Specialization
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Security in Google Cloud Specialization

Launch your career in Cloud Security. This self-paced Specialization gives a broad study of security controls, best practices, and techniques on Google Cloud.

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4 weeks to complete
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Get in-depth knowledge of a subject
4.7

(3,950 reviews)

Intermediate level

Recommended experience

4 weeks to complete
at 10 hours a week
Flexible schedule
Learn at your own pace

What you'll learn

  • Understand the Google approach to security.

  • Manage administrative identities using Cloud Identity and Implement IP traffic controls using VPC firewalls and Cloud Armor.

  • Implement least privilege administrative access using Google Cloud Resource Manager, Cloud IAM.

  • Remediate important types of vulnerabilities, especially public access to data and VMs.

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Specialization - 4 course series

What you'll learn

  • Identify the purpose and value of Google Cloud products and services.

  • Define how infrastructure is organized and controlled in Google Cloud

  • Explain how to create a basic infrastructure in Google Cloud

  • Select and use Google Cloud storage options

Skills you'll gain

Google Cloud Platform, Identity and Access Management, Cloud Services, Cloud Storage, Serverless Computing, Cloud Infrastructure, Virtual Machines, Kubernetes, Prompt Engineering, Application Deployment, Application Development, Network Infrastructure, Containerization, Cloud Computing, Scalability, and Generative AI Agents

What you'll learn

  • Identify the foundations of Google Cloud security.

  • Manage administration identities with Google Cloud.

  • Implement user administration with Identity and Access Management (IAM).

  • Configure Virtual Private Clouds (VPCs) for isolation, security, and logging.

Skills you'll gain

Cloud Security, Firewall, Google Cloud Platform, Network Security, Identity and Access Management, Load Balancing, User Accounts, Security Controls, Authorization (Computing), Data Access, Virtual Private Networks (VPN), Authentications, Role-Based Access Control (RBAC), Encryption, and Single Sign-On (SSO)

What you'll learn

  • Apply techniques and best practices to secure Compute Engine

  • Apply techniques and best practices to secure cloud data

  • Apply techniques and best practices to secure applications

  • Apply techniques and best practices for securing Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE) resources.

Skills you'll gain

Cloud Security, Identity and Access Management, Encryption, Application Security, Key Management, Authorization (Computing), Virtual Machines, Data Security, Google Cloud Platform, OAuth, Hardening, Kubernetes, Cloud Storage, Security Controls, Data Storage Technologies, and Role-Based Access Control (RBAC)

What you'll learn

  • Manage protection against distributed denial of service attacks (DDoS).

  • Manage content-related vulnerabilities.

  • Implement Google Cloud monitoring, logging, auditing, and scanning solutions.

Skills you'll gain

Cloud Security, Data Loss Prevention, Distributed Denial-Of-Service (DDoS) Attacks, Google Cloud Platform, Threat Detection, Data Security, Infrastructure Security, Security Controls, Identity and Access Management, IT Automation, Continuous Monitoring, and Threat Management

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