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 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 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…