Office of the CISO Institute: Cybersecurity Essentials

About this course

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.

What you will 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