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 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 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…