Cyberbits

  • Google’s Cybersecurity AI module

    Introduction As promised last week, today I’ll cover the Artificial Intelligence (AI) module that was added to the Google’s Cybersecurity Professional Certificate program. Although it’s a bit basic, this module, being part of a cybersecurity course, got me thinking. I ended up on YouTube, and did some research. I found out that cybersecurity deals/has to…

  • Google’s Prepare for cybersecurity jobs

    Introduction Last course of my Google’s Cybersecurity Professional Certificate adventure. I’ll cover everything except for the AI module. This one will deserve some special attention (next week). As always, I’ll share the cliff notes on the courses as I go. Dense summaries of what actually matters. Today: Put It to Work: Prepare for Cybersecurity Jobs.…

  • Google’s Python in cybersecurity – Part II

    Introduction Continuing the Google’s Cybersecurity Professional Certificate adventure, and more specifically Python in cybersecurity, today part II. As always, I’ll share the cliff notes on the courses as I go. Dense summaries of what actually matters. As said: Automate Cybersecurity Tasks with Python – Part II Continuing where we left off Cybersecurity generates oceans of…

  • Google’s Python in cybersecurity – Part I

    Introduction Another post in the Google’s Cybersecurity Professional Certificate series. As always, I’ll share the cliff notes on the courses as I go. Dense summaries of what actually matters. Today: Automate Cybersecurity Tasks with Python – Part I Python for Cybersecurity The Python course was by far the most comprehensive and quite frankly, also the…

  • Google’s Detection and Response

    Introduction Following up on my Google’s Cybersecurity Professional Certificate quest, I’ll share the cliff notes of the courses as I go through them. Dense summaries of what actually matters. Today: Sound the Alarm: Detection and Response From alert to recovery Security operations center around a four-phase cycle (from the NIST Incident Response Lifecycle): This framework…

  • Google’s Assets, Threats, and Vulnerabilities

    Introduction I’m tackling the Google’s Cybersecurity Professional Certificate and I’ll share cliff notes on the courses I take. Dense summaries of what actually matters. Today Assets, Threats, and Vulnerabilities of this Google security path. Risk, assets and the CIA triad Security starts with three non-negotiable pillars that we’ve covered before: confidentiality, integrity, and availability (the…

  • Google’s Linux and SQL

    Introduction Another post in the Google’s Cybersecurity Professional Certificate series. As always, I’ll share the cliff notes on the courses as I go. Dense summaries of what actually matters. Today: Tools of the Trade: Linux and SQL Your first vulnerability Before your OS even loads, you’re already exposed. Computers boot via BIOS (legacy) or UEFI…

  • Google’s Networks and Network Security

    Introduction As part of tackling the Google’s Cybersecurity Professional Certificate, I’ll share the cliff notes on the courses as I go. Dense summaries of what actually matters. Today: Connect and Protect: Networks and Network Security Traffic and architecture An entry level analyst parses logs and analyzes traffic across network layers. Physical infrastructure includes firewalls (first…

  • Google’s Manage Security Risks

    Introduction As previously said, I’m tackling Google’s Cybersecurity Professional Certificate and I’ll share the cliff notes as I go. Dense summaries of what actually matters. Today: Play It Safe: Manage Security Risks Security domains and risk management Security teams organize their work across eight critical domains, ranging from governance (Security and Risk Management) to hands-on…

  • Google’s Foundations of Cybersecurity

    Introduction Years of platform engineering gave me the infrastructure fundamentals, and beyond; now I’m retooling for security. I’m tackling Google’s Cybersecurity Professional Certificate first (CompTIA Security+ next), and I’ll share the cliff notes as I go. Dense summaries of what actually matters. Kickoff: Google Foundations of Cybersecurity. Analysts and engineers Analysts man the walls, monitoring…