Google Cybersecurity Certificate

Organisations must continuously protect themselves and the people they serve from cyber-related threats such as fraud and phishing. To do this, they rely on cybersecurity to maintain confidentiality, integrity, and the availability of their internal systems and information.

Cybersecurity analysts use a collection of methods and technologies to safeguard against potential threats and unauthorized access — and to create and implement solutions in the event of a security breach.

Cybersecurity analysts work to protect organizations and people from harm. Just as you would need the right methods to secure your house from a storm, cybersecurity analysts rely on a variety of tools to quickly respond to threats and minimize risk or damage.

While cybersecurity analysts can react quickly to immediate disruptions and threats, they also take a proactive role in safeguarding their organisations. They continuously monitor systems and networks, ask questions, and seek out solutions. If a breach is discovered, cybersecurity analysts are responsible for launching an investigation and reporting their findings.

As cyber-related threats continue to grow and rapidly evolve, cybersecurity has become crucial for organisations of all sizes. This makes cybersecurity analysts indispensable for organisations as they are essentially digital detectives who investigate potential and ongoing threats, assess situations to find the best solutions, and protect vulnerable networks, devices, people, and data.

On top of using very specific analytical and technical skills to crack cyber puzzles, cybersecurity analysts also rely on creative thinking to address new threats in unique ways. With so much riding on the safety and privacy of an organisation's data, cybersecurity analysts now play a critical role and are in high demand.

You! No prior cybersecurity experience or specific knowledge is required. All you need is an interest in solving puzzles, investigating, and helping others.

The Google Cybersecurity Certificate not only focuses on the skills you need to be a cybersecurity analyst, but essential business acumen skills such as communication, critical thinking, collaboration and teamwork, prioritization, and escalation.

You’ll learn these job-ready skills in our certificate program through interactive content (hands-on activities, discussion prompts, and quizzes) in under six months, with 5-10 hours of study a week. Along the way, you'll work through a curriculum taught by experts at Google with decades of experience.

After you’ve graduated from the programme, apply to work with top employers in the country through the Gemilang Employer Consortium.

In this programme, you will practice using tools and platforms including bash, Chronicle, CVE, Python, Splunk, Suricata, SQL, tcpdump, VirusTotal and WireShark.

The cybersecurity courses included in the curriculum are:

• Foundations of Cybersecurity
• Play It Safe: Manage Security Risks
• Connect and Protect: Networks and Network Security
• Tools of the Trade: Linux and SQL
• Assets, Threats, and Vulnerabilities
• Sound the Alarm: Detection and Response
• Automate Cybersecurity Tasks with Python
• Put It to Work: Prepare for Cybersecurity Jobs

The Google Cybersecurity Certificate can qualify you for in-demand cybersecurity jobs such as: cybersecurity analysts, security analysts, SOC analysts, information security analysts, IT security analysts, and cyber defense analysts.

In Malaysia, the subscription cost is $29 USD per month after an initial 7-day trial period at no cost. Google Career Certificates are completely self-paced, and many learners complete their Certificate in three to six months.

In other countries where Google Career Certificates are available, your cost may be lower. To see the exact cost in your local currency, please visit the Coursera page and view the enrollment options.

This course is currently available in English and we are currently working on bringing in additional languages.