Cyberbits

  • 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…