Online Course – Google Certified Professional Internship in Cybersecurity and Risk Management

Acquire skills in cybersecurity and risk management. The three courses that make up this specialization cover government security and compliance strategies, basic risk management techniques, as well as employee and third-party vendor security measures.

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Professional Certificate

Beginners

No prior knowledge required

Time to complete the course

7-day free trial

No unnecessary risks

Skills you will acquire in the course

  • Creating security strategies that align with the company’s goals and objectives.
  • Applying risk assessment techniques in practical situations.
  • Implementing security education, training and awareness programs.

What you will learn in the course

Courses for which the course is suitable

  • Information Security Manager
  • Cybersecurity Analyst
  • Risk Manager
  • Cybersecurity expert
  • Information Security Project Manager
  • Cybersecurity Consultant
  • Information Security Education and Training Programs Manager
  • Risk Assessment Expert
  • Information Systems Manager

Internship – 3-part course series

In this case-based internship, you will be exposed to the field of cybersecurity through the world of security management and risk management.

What will you learn?

  • Creating security strategies that align with the company’s goals and objectives.
  • Applying risk assessment techniques in practical situations.
  • Implementing security education, training and awareness programs.

Hands-on Learning Project

In this program, you will complete a series of case studies that will require you to apply the concepts and tools presented in the video lectures to problems that are addressed by cybersecurity professionals in real-world situations.

Case study topics

These case study topics cover a wide range of cybersecurity threats, such as:

  • Threats arising from new IoT technologies
  • Ransomware attacks
  • Social engineering campaigns

Details of the courses that make up the specialization

Information security and resilience management

Course 1

Duration: 9 hours

Rating: 4.6 (150 ratings)

What you will learn:

  • Introduction to the field of cybersecurity.
  • Security management and risk management.
  • The basic concepts and goals of cybersecurity (the CIA triangle).
  • Designing the security government.
  • NIST’s Framework for Cybersecurity.
  • Relevant laws and regulations.
  • The role of policies, strategies, and procedures in cybersecurity governance.

Introduction to Risk Management

Course 2

Duration: 10 hours

Rating: 4.7 (116 ratings)

What you will learn:

  • Risk assessment techniques.
  • Implementing asset protection strategies.
  • Understanding the relationships between assets, vulnerabilities, threats and risks.
  • Working with current cases from the industry.
  • Skills in threat modeling and business continuity planning.

Employee and supplier security

Course 3

Duration: 9 hours

Rating: 4.7 (34 ratings)

What you will learn:

  • Implementing effective education, training and awareness programs.
  • The role of employee security in protecting the organization’s assets.
  • Effective vendor risk management (VRM).
  • Supplier risk management steps: due diligence, contracts, monitoring and evaluation, and liquidation.
  • Working with current cases to demonstrate the concepts.