In today’s highly connected world, having an understanding of cybersecurity concepts is increasingly important. Business professionals interested in understanding the risk cybersecurity threats pose to their business, look no further! The Google Cybersecurity Action Team: Cybersecurity Essentials course provides an introduction to cybersecurity terminology, principles, and concepts. Throughout the course, you will cover six security domains, and business continuity and disaster response planning topics. The course includes a series of instructor-led demonstrations to provide real-life examples of cybersecurity tasks in action.
Office of the CISO Institute: Cybersecurity Essentials
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Office of the CISO Institute: Cybersecurity Essentials
Instructor: Office of the CISO Institute
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9 hours to complete
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What you'll learn
Understand core cybersecurity terms, acronyms, concepts, and controls to be able to communicate about cybersecurity with confidence
Evaluate cybersecurity scenarios for better decision making
Analyze threats and risks within an organization’s landscape
Recognize various cybersecurity technologies, including: firewalls, encryption, intrusion detection systems, antivirus/anti-malware, and many more
Skills you'll gain
- Contingency Planning
- Security Management
- Threat Management
- Risk Management
- Information Assurance
- Security Controls
- Law, Regulation, and Compliance
- Business Continuity
- Governance Risk Management and Compliance
- Continuous Monitoring
- Disaster Recovery
- Cybersecurity
- Business Continuity Planning
- Cloud Security
- Network Security
- Cyber Security Policies
- Cyber Governance
- Endpoint Security
- Cyber Attacks
- Vulnerability Assessments
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TD
Reviewed on Aug 16, 2025
the course was really nice enjoyed it fully and im happy to complete it overall thank you for the time and i hope to land a job with this certificate
JM
Reviewed on Feb 9, 2025
HIGHLY RECOMMENDED FOR THOSE LOOKING TO REFRESH THEIR KNOWLEDGE OR LOOKING FOR EXPOSURE TO THE TECHNICAL JARGONS
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Reviewed on Sep 13, 2025
very difficult to understand at first but really started to get it in the end
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