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5 Weeks
Quick facts
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Medium of instructions
English
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Mode of learning
Self study
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Mode of Delivery
Video and Text Based
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Course overview
Security Best Practices in Google Cloud is a self-paced programme that offers a comprehensive understanding of techniques and security controls on the Google Cloud Platform. Through pre-recorded lessons, hands-on projects, the participants will establish and explore the elements of a reliable GCP solution, Cloud IAM, Cloud identity, Google Virtual Private, and the GCP Resource Manager. The candidates will learn about the cyberattack that occurs in a Google Cloud-based framework, phishing attacks, threats involved in content utilization and classification, and Distributed Denial-of-Service attacks. The participants would come across essential terminology and concepts regarding GCP. They will learn a comparison of the storage and computing services accessible in GCP, such as Google Kubernetes Engine, Google Cloud SQL, Google App Engine, BigQuery, and Google Compute Engine.
This programme could be applied to various Professional Certificates programmes or specializations. This course would configure network security, ensure data protection, and configure network security. The candidates would get a glimpse of operations of the Google Cloud Security scanner which is used to recognize susceptibility in applications and get an understanding of the context of specification and Oauth phishing. To understand the course better, the candidate must have a comprehension of fundamental concepts in the domain of information security.
The highlights
- Offered by Google Cloud
- Certificate provided by Coursera
- 12 hours approximate duration of the programme
- 7-day free trial time
- Intermediate level
- Financial assistance is available
Program offerings
- Online
- Quiz
- Assignments
- Videos
Course and certificate fees
Security Best Practices in Google Cloud fees details
Particulars | Fee Amount in INR |
Security Best Practices in Google Cloud - Audit course | Free |
Security Best Practices in Google Cloud - 1 month | Rs.3,225/- |
Security Best Practices in Google Cloud - 3 months | Rs.6,450/- |
Security Best Practices in Google Cloud - 6 months | Rs.9,675/- |
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Eligibility criteria
Work Experience
Security Best Practices in Google Cloud is an intermediate level course on Google Cloud Platform and the candidate should have:
- Prior recognition on Google Cloud Platform Fundamentals: Core Infrastructure or equivalent experience
- Prior experience in GCP and Hybrid Networking Deep Dive or equivalent experience
- Basic expertise in Linux operating system environments and command-line tools
- Reading knowledge of code in Javascript or Python
Education
No specific information is given regarding the education of the candidate for applying for Security Best Practices in Google Cloud.
Certification Qualifying Details
A course completion certificate is given to candidates who complete the entire programme within timelines and also make the fee payment.
What you will learn
- After completing the course, the candidates would learn to execute security controls that reduce the risk of cyber threats against data, system, and software.
- The candidates would learn to utilize organisational strategies to hold that is mandatory to the resources applied in an organizational hierarchy.
- By learning the concept of “Google Cloud Identity-Aware Proxy” that could be utilized to control access to the cloud applications.
Admission details
Candidates need to follow the steps that are given below:
Step 1: Visit the Course page.
Step 2: Then, click on Enroll for Free. The candidate needs to also create a login id.
Step 3: An access for 7 days free trial will be given.
Step 4: After this period ends, the candidate needs to make the fee payment on a monthly basis.
The syllabus
Week 1: Welcome to Security Best Practices in Google Cloud
Readings
Week 2: Securing Compute Engine: Techniques and Best Practices
Videos
- Module Overview
- Service accounts, IAM roles, and API scopes
- Lab Intro: Configuring, Using, and Auditing VM Service Accounts and Scopes
- Getting Started with Google Cloud and Qwiklabs
- Connecting to virtual machines
- Connecting to VMs without external IPs
- OS Login
- Organization policy controls
- Shielded VMs
- Confidential VMs
- Certificate Authority Service
- What Certificate Authority Service provides
- Compute Engine best practices
- Module review
Practice Exercise
- Securing Compute Engine: Techniques and Best Practices
Week 3: Securing Cloud Data: Techniques and Best Practices
Videos
- Module Overview
- Cloud Storage IAM permissions and ACLs
- Auditing cloud data
- Signed URLs and policy documents
- Encrypting with CMEK and CSEK
- Lab Intro: Using Customer-Supplied Encryption Keys with Cloud Storage
- Lab Intro: Using Customer-Managed Encryption Keys with Cloud Storage and Cloud KMS
- Cloud HSM
- Demo: Using and Verifying Keys in Cloud HSM
- BigQuery IAM Roles and Authorized Views
- Lab Intro: Creating a BigQuery Authorized View
- Storage best practices
- Module Review
Practice exercise
- Securing Cloud Data: Techniques and Best Practices
Week 4: Application Security: Techniques and Best Practices
Videos
- Module Overview
- Types of application security vulnerabilities
- Web Security Scanner
- Lab Intro: Using Web Security Scanner to Find Vulnerabilities in an App Engine Application
- Threat: Identity and Oauth phishing
- Identity-Aware Proxy (IAP)
- Lab Intro: Securing Compute Engine Applications with BeyondCorp Enterprise
- Secret Manager
- Lab Intro: Configuring and Using Credentials with Secret Manager
- Module review
Practice Exercise
- Application Security: Techniques and Best Practices
Week 5: Securing Google Kubernetes Engine: Techniques and Best Practices
Videos
- Module Overview
- Introduction to Kubernetes/GKE
- Authentication and authorization
- Hardening your Clusters
- Securing Your Workloads
- Monitoring and logging
- Module review
Practice Exercise
- Securing Google Kubernetes Engine: Techniques and Best Practices
Scholarship Details
The scholarship is currently not available. Coursera, however, provides financial aid to candidates who cannot afford the course fee.
How it helps
Together with Google Cloud, Coursera has introduced Security Best Practices in Google Cloud for the students who are involved in information security and command-line tools. The programme is based on the application of best practices and security techniques. The candidates would learn how Google Cloud IAP is used to control access to cloud applications. They would learn to establish their authorization and authentication, secure workloads, and how to harden the clusters. The authorized views and roles of BigQuery IAM would be discussed to train the demonstration of the management of access to tables and datasets.
Through programme offering including graded assignments, pre-recorded modules, and hands-on projects, the candidates would establish and explore the elements required in GCP solution including, the GCP Resource Manager, Google Cloud Load Balancing, Cloud Storage access control technologies, Customer-Supplied Encryption Keys, Stackdriver, and Virtual Private Cloud firewalls. This course would benefit the most if the candidates already have expertise in Linux operating system environments, establishing and managing applications, and command-line tools.
This course provides an advanced understanding of the role of a Cloud Security Engineer. It will prepare the candidates for the Google Cloud Professional Cloud Security Engineer certification exam. This programme will prepare candidates for future promotions or job-ready.
FAQs
To apply for this course, the candidate should have:
- Prior knowledge about the information security concepts.
- Reading knowledge of code in Javascript or Python.
- Experience in system operations, management of applications, and public cloud environment.
Security Best Practices in Google Cloud is a 5-week programme that could be completed in approximately 12 hours. The course is conducted online and it does not offer classroom learning facilities to the participants.
Security Best Practices in Google Cloud is a 7-day free trial course and the candidates have the liberty to cancel the programme at no penalty. No refund is provided but the cancellation of the subscription at any point in time.
The candidates can apply their skills and knowledge with hands-on projects. A certificate will be added to their accomplishment page.
No, payment once made will not be refunded after the 7-day free trial is over.
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