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Preparing for Google Cloud Certification: Cloud Security Engineer Professional Certificate
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Preparing for Google Cloud Certification: Cloud Security Engineer Professional Certificate

Advance your career as a Cloud Security Engineer

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Earn a career credential that demonstrates your expertise
4.7

(1,542 reviews)

Intermediate level

Recommended experience

2 months at 10 hours a week
Flexible schedule
Earn a career credential
Share your expertise with employers

What you'll learn

  • Learn the skills needed to be successful in a cloud security engineer role

  • Prepare for the Google Cloud Professional Cloud Security Engineer certification exam

  • Learn about Cloud Security including managing access, defining organizational structure/ policies, configuring network security, and analyzing logs.

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51 practice exercises

Advance your career with in-demand skills

  • Receive professional-level training from Google Cloud
  • Demonstrate your technical proficiency
  • Earn an employer-recognized certificate from Google Cloud
  • Prepare for an industry certification exam

Professional Certificate - 14 course series

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.

Skills you'll gain

Cloud Security, Encryption, CI/CD, Authorization (Computing), Network Security, Data Security, Cloud Computing Architecture, Firewall, Key Management, Security Engineering, Payment Card Industry (PCI) Data Security Standards, Continuous Monitoring, and Identity and Access Management

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

What you'll learn

  • Explain the concept of multiple network interfaces (NICs) and why they’re useful in a VPC network.

  • Connect two or more VPC networks.

  • Differentiate between Standard and Premium Network Service Tiers.

  • Use Network Intelligence Center, Cloud Logging, and Cloud Monitoring to troubleshoot network problems.

Skills you'll gain

Google Cloud Platform, Virtual Private Networks (VPN), Network Monitoring, Network Analysis, Network Architecture, Computer Networking, Network Troubleshooting, Network Infrastructure, Load Balancing, Virtual Machines, and Network Routing

What you'll learn

  • Configure connectivity to Google Cloud VPC networks.

  • Configure private connection options to provide access to external resources and services from internal networks.

  • Identify the best Network Service Tier for your needs.

  • Configure monitoring and logging to troubleshoot networks problems.

Skills you'll gain

Network Routing, Google Cloud Platform, Firewall, Network Protocols, Network Security, Intranet, General Networking, and Virtual Private Networks (VPN)

What you'll learn

  • Analyze the key considerations for designing a scalable, secure, performant, and cost-efficient Google Cloud network architecture.

  • Implement a hub and spoke network topology

  • Visualize, troubleshoot, and optimize Google Cloud networks.

  • Apply best practices for designing and managing Google Cloud networks in cloud-only, multi-cloud, and hybrid environments.

Skills you'll gain

Network Architecture, Network Security, Network Planning And Design, Network Performance Management, Load Balancing, Cloud Computing Architecture, General Networking, Virtual Private Networks (VPN), Network Routing, Network Analysis, Cloud Infrastructure, Firewall, Google Cloud Platform, Network Troubleshooting, Scalability, and Network Infrastructure

What you'll learn

  • Deploy Cloud IDS and configure its settings according to specific security needs.

  • Identify methods Google Cloud uses to mitigate the risk of DDoS for its customers.

  • Define packet mirroring and explain its role in network analysis and troubleshooting.

Skills you'll gain

Network Security, Distributed Denial-Of-Service (DDoS) Attacks, Google Cloud Platform, Identity and Access Management, Firewall, Intrusion Detection and Prevention, Cloud Security, Network Monitoring, Proxy Servers, and Threat Detection

What you'll learn

  • Implement hybrid load balancing.

  • Manage traffic to the load balancers.

  • Use Google Cloud Armor with your load balancers.

Skills you'll gain

Load Balancing, Cloud Security, Hybrid Cloud Computing, Google Cloud Platform, Network Performance Management, Scalability, Distributed Denial-Of-Service (DDoS) Attacks, TCP/IP, and Cloud Computing

What you'll learn

  • Explain the different connectivity options available to extend your on-premises and other cloud networks to Google Cloud.

  • Analyze the suitability of different Google Cloud hybrid and multi-cloud connectivity services for specific use cases.

  • Implement a hybrid or multi-cloud network using Google Cloud services.

Skills you'll gain

Google Cloud Platform, Virtual Private Networks (VPN), Network Security, Network Planning And Design, Cloud Computing Architecture, Network Infrastructure, Multi-Cloud, Hybrid Cloud Computing, General Networking, Wide Area Networks, and Network Administration

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

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, Authorization (Computing), Key Management, Kubernetes, Virtual Machines, Hardening, Data Security, OAuth, Google Cloud Platform, 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, Continuous Monitoring, IT Automation, Security Controls, Identity and Access Management, Vulnerability Management, Threat Management, Infrastructure Security, and Data Security

What you'll learn

  • Explain the purpose and capabilities of Google Cloud Observability.

  • Implement monitoring for multiple cloud projects.

  • Create effective monitoring dashboards and alerts.Create alerting policies, uptime checks and alerts.

  • Explain how to collect logs using Cloud Logging and export for further analysis

Skills you'll gain

Google Cloud Platform, Cloud Applications, System Monitoring, Identity and Access Management, Continuous Monitoring, Service Level, Network Monitoring, Cloud Management, Performance Tuning, Event Monitoring, Application Performance Management, Query Languages, and Cloud Security

What you'll learn

  • Install and manage Ops Agent to collect logs for Compute Engine.

  • Explain Cloud Operations for GKE.

  • Analyze VPC Flow Logs and firewall rules logs.

  • Analyze resource utilization cost for monitoring related components within Google Cloud.

Skills you'll gain

Google Cloud Platform, Network Monitoring, Application Performance Management, Virtual Machines, Network Analysis, System Monitoring, Debugging, Network Performance Management, Network Troubleshooting, Cloud Computing Architecture, Cloud Applications, Kubernetes, Query Languages, and Prometheus (Software)

What you'll learn

  • Create custom IAM roles

  • Create and configure VPC network peering

  • Secure a private Kubernetes cluster in Google Cloud

Skills you'll gain

Kubernetes, Role-Based Access Control (RBAC), Cloud Security, Google Cloud Platform, Identity and Access Management, Network Security, Network Troubleshooting, Cloud-Native Computing, User Accounts, and Virtual Private Networks (VPN)

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