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Security in Google Cloud
This training course gives you a broad study of security controls and techniques in Google Cloud. Through lectures, demonstrations, and labs, you explore and deploy the components of a secure Google...
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This training course gives you a broad study of security controls and techniques in Google Cloud. Through lectures, demonstrations, and labs, you explore and deploy the components of a secure Google Cloud solution. You use services including Cloud Identity, Identity and Access Management (IAM), Cloud Load Balancing, Cloud IDS, Web Security Scanner, BeyondCorp Enterprise, and Cloud DNS.
Skills Gained
- 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.
- Apply techniques and best practices for securely managing Compute Engine.
- Apply techniques and best practices for securely managing Google Cloud data.
- Apply techniques and best practices for securing Google Cloud applications.
- Apply techniques and best practices for securing Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE) resources.
- Manage protection against distributed denial of service attacks (DDoS).
- Manage content-related vulnerabilities.
- Implement Google Cloud monitoring, logging, auditing, and scanning solutions.
Who Can Benefit
- Cloud information security analysts, architects, and engineers
- Information security/cybersecurity specialists
- Cloud infrastructure architects
Prerequisites
- Prior completion of Google Cloud Fundamentals: Core Infrastructure or equivalent experience.
- Prior completion of Networking in Google Cloud or equivalent experience.
- Knowledge of foundational concepts in information security, through experience or through online training such as SANS’s SEC301: Introduction to Cyber Security.
- Basic proficiency with command-line tools and Linux operating system environments.
- Systems Operations experience, including deploying and managing applications, either on-premises or in a public cloud environment.
- Reading comprehension of code in Python or Javascript.
- Basic understanding of Kubernetes terminology (preferred but not required).
Course Details
Course Outline
- Foundations of Google Cloud Security
- Securing Access to Google Cloud
- Identity and Access Management (IAM)
- Configuring Virtual Private Cloud for Isolation and Security
- Securing Compute Engine: Techniques and Best Practices
- Securing Cloud Data: Techniques and Best Practices
- Securing Applications: Techniques and Best Practices
- Securing Google Kubernetes Engine: Techniques and Best Practices
- Protecting against Distributed Denial of Service Attacks (DDoS)
- Content-Related Vulnerabilities: Techniques and Best Practices
- Monitoring, Logging, Auditing, and Scanning
Schedule
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Aug 6, 2025 - Aug 8, 2025 (3 days)
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