Hi.
I am wondering if I should try to get the "Google Cybersecurity Professional Certificate" as I have "some" training in security, but no documentation of knowledge. I have read this and it looks like the questions in not that hard, https://www.reliablesoft.net/google-cybersecurity-certificate-review

I have a stable unrelated IT job and no plans to switch to cybersecurity. I think of this most as a "nice to have" cert.

So I have some questions:
- Is there anything I has to do besides multiple choice tests?
- How hard is it?
- Is the the teaching mostly videos?
- How many tries do I have on the tests?
- How fast is it realistically to do this thing?
I have never used Coursera.
To be honest cyber security is not the most exciting topic but I recognize that it is an important area to know

I just finished the Google Cybersecurity Professional Certificate.

Since I’m currently not working, it took me 17 days to complete, which I’ll expand on below. I’m new to cybersecurity, so the course was a great introduction, though a bit tedious at times.

There are 8 courses with 4 modules each, and here’s how I completed it in 17 days:

• I sped up all the videos to 1.5x, eventually increasing to 1.75x as I got used to the pace.

• I completed 2 of the 4 modules per course per day, which took about 3-4 hours each day in total. I took breaks as needed. Any more time spent would have been too much for me.

• I skipped all the Google employee interviews; they weren’t useful to me.

• I completed all practice quizzes and labs but only used the exemplars when necessary.

• I didn’t contribute to the discussion prompts, as I didn’t find them worth my time.

• I took notes on OneNote and used this GitHub page as the foundation for my notes, which made the process much easier.

• I used ChatGPT to summarize all readings, focusing on succinctness, which allowed me to get through the material quickly without getting bogged down by unnecessary details. (copy paste to ChatGPT)

• I added any missing parts from the readings into the notes from the GitHub page into my OneNote notes.

I hope this helps anyone looking to complete the course efficiently.

Im now going to start the Google Data Cert.

Hey everyone,

I recently completed the Google Cybersecurity Professional Certificate, and I’m looking for advice on what to do next. Since this was a beginner-level course, I want to gain more hands-on experience and build my skills further.

From your experience, what would be the best next step? Should I:

• Start working on projects (home lab, CTFs, SIEM setup, etc.)?

• Go for another certification like Security+, CC (ISC2), or something else?

• Look for an internship or entry-level role to get real-world experience?

I’d love to hear from those who’ve been through this stage—what worked best for you? Also, if you have any specific project ideas or labs I should try, drop them in the comments!

Thanks in advance for your advice!

Hi all,

This is my first post. I hope I don't make any mistakes in case I do don't hesitate to highlight it in the comments :).

Ultimately I have been getting interested about the Google Cloud and since I have passed recently a Solution Architect certification on AWS. I wanted to start learning also GCP from Google Professional Cloud Security Engineer since I have done some labs as project during COVID-19.

Do you guys have any tips on how to achieve it the certification GCP :) ? Like a detailed roadmap, or any websites where I can use it to do some practice test similar to the exam ?

For now, I have been following the webinar that Google provide but on the practice test to test it out I only see the sample questions (maybe I think I'm missing some stuff idk).

Could you guys help me out ? It would really means a lot for me :)

P.S: Sorry for my bad English 😅.

I am new to the IT space... I just completed the Google Cybersecurity training course on Coursera.. Although, I have completed it, I want to know how I should proceed to moving on in this atmosphere because completion of Google Cybersecurity course was way too easy..

I can understand a lot of it but I most definitely will need to have my notes to reference with me side by side..

For example, a majority of terms and methods I dont have hardwired in my head or can I have a solution to your problem but if I were to check through my notes on the side and see a term or something, a bell might ring for me and I'd remember and get refreshed quickly.

My question is, should I or am I ready to do some CompTia or other related courses? Should I retake the course and see how far I can do with limited notes or is there some practice or other courses I should do based on what i've learned so far to get an idea to see if i'm ready to move on?

Any thoughts will be appreciated, thank you.

I am currently taking the Google Cybersecurity Professional Certificate coursework via Coursera. I realized today that I am further ahead than I expected because I'm enjoying it. They are making it use friendly.

Now, the question is, do hiring recruiters take this certificate seriously?

Hey everyone,

I recently completed the Google Cybersecurity Professional Certificate, and I’m looking for advice on what to do next. Since this was a beginner-level course, I want to gain more hands-on experience and build my skills further.

From your experience, what would be the best next step? Should I:

• Start working on projects (home lab, CTFs, SIEM setup, etc.)?

• Go for another certification like Security+, CC (ISC2), or something else?

• Look for an internship or entry-level role to get real-world experience?

I’d love to hear from those who’ve been through this stage—what worked best for you? Also, if you have any specific project ideas or labs I should try, drop them in the comments!

Thanks in advance for your advice!

I’m new to this field, no cert, no experience. I was looking to get my security+, but before diving into studying that I stumbled across the google cert, so my question is do you think this would be a good starts for studying for my sec +

Hello people! I am a 16 year old taking an IT class at a career technical center sponsored by my school. The course is essentially working through the CompTIA IT fundamentals at a class set pace. I’m considering enrolling in the Google cybersecurity certification. Is this a good idea or is there another cybersecurity course I should take?

I planning to do the google cybersecurity course hosted on coursera.org/. I want to know if there is way to directly do only the certification exam without taking up the course.

What if I have prior knowledge of the curriculum provided by this course. Is there a way to simply only take up the certification? I would save some lot of money if I don't need the course content.

I signed up for the Google Cybersecurity Professional Certificate because I have been out of work for over a year and needed something on top of my 2 year network admin degree because I was unable to pass the CCNA exam. (I'm terrible with testing and studying, which isn't an excuse I'm just doing what I can) While this will show that I have continued my education outside of college I kind of feel like I'm being taken for 60$ a month as this certificate is below the S+ that some others directly study for and take outright. Does anyone have any advice? The class just started last week and is "scheduled" for 6 months, but I'm already on week 5's materials. Thanks for your time I just feel like I'm really failing at i.t. given I apply for about 40-50 jobs a month and am unable to even land an interview. Would A+ be a better use of my time? I know there is a lot of routes a person can choose and I'm quiet overwhelmed and stressed over my professional position.

So Google just released this course. I'm wondering if the certificate is going to be a good one like security+ or if it's better? Would this course be worth doing if you have 1 year of experience as a email security analyst? I'm looking to further my career!

Can I finish Google CyberSecurity Certificate in 40 days? Let’s say that I will study 10 hours a day:)

Is google cybersecurity certificate enough to get a entry level SOC analyst? I’m pretty sure there’s gonna be training as well in the company since it’s entry level role.

Can someone recommend? Internships or training…

Help your brother out

Hi all, I got my google cybersecurity professional certificate and I am working on A+, and a couple of others. I have some college experience as a Network Systems Administrator. I have some experience with MySQL, Python, and networking, I have run my own game server awhile ago.

With this experience, how hirable am I? I'm not looking for IT Helpdesk, I'm more interested in Cybersecurity and both physical and non physical Penetration Testing.

The hardest part is getting a foot in the door, but it seems the market is flooded with IT students and its nearly impossible these days.