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Google Cybersecurity Professional Certificate

Google professional certificate introducing cybersecurity practices, risks, tools, and incident response workflows.

View skillCourseraBeginner6 months at 7 hours a weekProgram subscription: $49/month — Google Cybersecurity Professional CertificateCertificate availability shown

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What this course can help you evaluate

  • Platform: Coursera.
  • Level: Beginner.
  • Language: en.
  • Credential: Google Professional Certificate.
  • Provider-described workload: 6 months at 7 hours a week.
  • Verified pricing: $49/month — Google Cybersecurity Professional Certificate; $59/month — Coursera Plus catalog access, including the Google Cybersecurity Professional Certificate.

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  • You want a Beginner-level course.
  • You want this credential context: Google Professional Certificate.
  • You can assess the provider-described workload: 6 months at 7 hours a week.
  • You can evaluate the verified commitment: $49/month — Google Cybersecurity Professional Certificate; $59/month — Coursera Plus catalog access, including the Google Cybersecurity Professional Certificate.
  • The listed prerequisites fit your background: No prior experience required; Beginner-level orientation.

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What you will learn

  • Cybersecurity practices and their impact for organizations
  • Common risks, threats, vulnerabilities, and mitigation techniques
  • Protecting networks, devices, people, and data with security tools
  • Hands-on exposure to Python, Linux, and SQL

Prerequisites

  • No prior experience required
  • Beginner-level orientation

Key facts

PlatformCoursera
LevelBeginner
Duration6 months at 7 hours a week
PriceProgram subscription: $49/month — Google Cybersecurity Professional Certificate
CertificateCertificate availability shown
Languageen