Google Cybersecurity Professional Certificate

This professional certificate gave me a structured foundation for entry-level cybersecurity and security operations work. It connected security concepts with practical activities using common analyst tools and workflows.

What it covered

• Security foundations, the CIA triad, frameworks, controls, and risk management
• Network fundamentals, network security, packet capture, and traffic analysis
• Linux command-line work and SQL queries for security investigations
• Assets, threats, vulnerabilities, and common mitigation techniques
• Security monitoring with SIEM tools such as Chronicle and Splunk
• Detection and response using intrusion detection systems such as Suricata
• Incident investigation with tools such as tcpdump and Wireshark
• Python scripting for automating cybersecurity tasks

What I gained

The certificate strengthened my ability to think through alerts methodically, connect evidence from different sources, and document findings clearly. It also gave me more confidence working with Linux, SQL, Python, network traffic, SIEM data, and incident-response processes.

Verification

My completion credential is available through the verification link attached to this page.