What will you learn in Managing Security in Google Cloud Course
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Understand Google Cloud’s approach to shared-responsibility security and built-in threat protections.
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Manage user identities, authentication, and permissions using Cloud Identity and IAM best practices.
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Secure network perimeter using VPC firewalls, load balancers, interconnects, Cloud IDS, and VPC Service Controls.
Program Overview
Module 1: Welcome & Course Overview
⏳ ~12 minutes
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Introduction to course goals, structure, and specialization context.
Module 2: Foundations of Google Cloud Security
⏳ ~32 minutes
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Topics: Shared-responsibility model, GCP’s threat mitigation controls, access transparency features.
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Hands-on: Quiz and a demo of Google’s managed protections.
Module 3: Securing Access to Google Cloud
⏳ ~29 minutes
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Topics: Cloud Identity onboarding, directory sync, SSO, authentication hygiene.
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Hands-on: Lab to set up users and authentication using Cloud Identity.
Module 4: Identity and Access Management (IAM)
⏳ ~45 minutes
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Topics: Resource hierarchy, role-based access control, service accounts, policy intelligence.
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Hands-on: Lab to configure IAM roles and least-privilege policies.
Module 5: VPC Security & Network Protection
⏳ ~2.5 hours
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Topics: VPC firewall rules, SSL policies via load balancers, VPC peering, interconnects, flow logs, Cloud IDS.
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Hands-on: Labs to configure perimeter firewalls, logging, VPC Service Controls, and IDS deployment.
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Job Outlook
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Ideal for roles like Cloud Security Engineer, InfoSec Analyst, or Network Security Specialist.
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Serves as foundational training toward the Google Cloud Security Professional certification.
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