intermediate Level

Google Cloud Security Essentials

By Matthew Ulasien

Learn to secure your Google Cloud environment.

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10 hours

52 Lessons
6 Course Quizzes

About the course

This course will teach the core fundamentals necessary to properly secure your Google Cloud environment and manage who has access to what resources. The concepts introduced in this course are necessary for any security considerations on Google Cloud.

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Chapter 1 3 Lessons Getting Started 4:47

An Important Note About A Cloud Guru and Linux Academy Courses
1:19

Course Introduction
2:47

About the Training Architect
0:41
Chapter 2 2 Lessons Getting Started 10:27

Introducing our Demonstration Organization
2:13

Protecting Your Google Cloud Account
8:14
Chapter 3 11 Lessons Identity and Access Management (IAM) 2:19:52

GCP Resource Hierarchy
5:56

Identity and Access Management (IAM)
16:32

Navigating IAM
6:43

Adding IAM Roles
15:22

Folders
11:31

Service Accounts
17:12

Custom Roles
11:23

Edit IAM Policy
7:13

IAM Best Practices
8:15

Putting it all Together
9:45

QUIZ: Google Cloud IAM and Security
30:00 Quiz
Chapter 4 13 Lessons Securing GCP Network Infrastructure 2:09:36

Virtual Private Cloud (VPC)
7:53

Firewalls Basics
6:53

Viewing Firewall Rules
9:20

Create Targeted Firewall Rule
6:54

Automate Firewall Rules for Webserver
4:49

Limiting Exposure
4:06

Google Cloud VPN
9:50

Bastion Host
15:19

Interactive Serial Console
5:38

Routes
9:39

Private Google Access
9:26

Network IAM Roles
9:49

QUIZ: Google Cloud VPC Security Essentials
30:00 Quiz
Chapter 5 10 Lessons Securing your Operating System 1:49:22

OS Security Overview
2:55

Limit OS Access by Location
6:27

OS Updates
9:51

Securing Scaling Instance Groups
12:54

SSH Keys and Metadata
8:20

Securing SSH Access to Linux Instances
13:33

Linux Access and IAM Roles
7:17

Windows Instance Access Management
9:47

OS Security Best Practices and Acceptable Use
8:18

QUIZ: Securing the Operating System
30:00 Quiz
Chapter 6 8 Lessons Securing Your Data 1:25:29

Securing Cloud Storage
1:56

Cloud Storage IAM Roles
7:10

Demonstrating Storage IAM Scopes
11:02

Access Control Lists (ACLs)
10:41

Demonstrating ACLs
11:25

Signed URLs
7:50

Database Security
5:25

QUIZ: Securing Your Data with Google Cloud
30:00 Quiz
Chapter 7 4 Lessons Monitoring GCP 31:39

Logging and Monitoring with Stackdriver
7:58

Viewing Stackdriver Logs
11:01

Exporting Logs
4:50

Monitoring and Alerts
7:50
Chapter 8 2 Lessons Google Cloud Platform and Auditing 37:39

Compliance on Google Cloud Platform
7:39

QUIZ: Monitoring, Alerting, and Auditing within the Google Cloud
30:00 Quiz
Chapter 9 4 Lessons GCP Encryption Options 55:05

Encryption on Google Cloud Platform
9:40

Key Management Service
5:04

Encryption Demonstration with KMS
10:21

QUIZ: Google Cloud Encryption Options
30:00 Quiz
Chapter 10 1 Lesson Final Steps 1:35

Next Steps
1:35

What are Hands-on Labs

What's the difference between theoretical knowledge and real skills? Practical real-world experience. That's where Hands-on Labs come in! Hands-on Labs are guided, interactive experiences that help you learn and practice real-world scenarios in real cloud environments. Hands-on Labs are seamlessly integrated in courses, so you can learn by doing.

Practice alongside courses in Cloud Playground

What is Cloud Playground? Cloud Playground lets you build skills in real-world AWS, Google Cloud, and Azure environments. Spin up risk-free Sandboxes, Servers and Terminals and follow along with courses, test a new idea or prepare for exams.

Plans & Pricing

Choosing is the first step

Whether you’re a small team, a global enterprise, or somewhere in between, we offer multiple plans so you can choose the one that best fits your needs.

Business Basic

^$ 33.27 / user monthly

Billed as $499 $399.20 / user yearly

Hands-on learning for smaller teams
Unlimited courses, quizzes, and practice exams
Full learn-by-doing experience with Hands-on Labs and Cloud Playground
User and skills analytics

Business Plus

^$ 46.60

Billed as $699 $559.20 / user yearly

Scalability for larger teams and entire organizations
Everything in Business Basic, plus:
Evaluate team readiness with Skills Assessment
Manage teams, single sign-on (SSO), and reporting
Fast-track learning with Study Groups and Accelerator Programs
Dedicated Customer Success Manager

Offer applies only to: new personal and business paying customers, existing personal and business customers who switch to an annual paid plan, and any additional annual plan licenses purchased by existing business customers. Offer valid for a limited time only, beginning 10:00AM CT on February 19, 2021. Offer may not be combined with other offers. Purchases are subject to applicable Terms of Use or Master Services Agreement.

Business Basic

$499 $399.20 / year

Business Plus

$699 $559.20 / year

Unlimited Courses

Learning without limits

Teams learn from anywhere with unlimited access to certification courses and deep dives on AWS, Azure, GCP, Linux, and so much more.

Unlimited Hands-on Labs

Learn faster by doing

Teams learn by doing with guided labs based on real-world scenarios in a secure, risk-free environment. Build new skills in as little as 15 minutes.

Learning Paths

Take your teams from novice to guru

Not sure how to proceed? We’ll guide you through the exact skills your team needs to progress from novice to guru across a variety of cloud specialties, including Architect, Security, and DevOps.

Cloud Playground - Servers

Cloud on demand

Your learners can spin up pre-configured, auto-provisioned servers in just a few clicks. Provide safe practice environments and never worry about a surprise cloud bill.

Cloud Playground - Instant Terminal

SSH on demand

Quickly and safely launch a secure, in-browser SSH terminal into any instance on any provider – even behind a firewall.

Cloud Playground - Sandboxes

Learn by doing

Teams learn faster by doing with Cloud Playground. Try out new cloud skills in live AWS, Azure, and GCP sandbox environments — without racking up a surprise bill. Cloud along with courses, test ideas, and prepare for exams.

ACG Original Series

Keep up with the cloud

Stay up-to-date on all things cloud with weekly and monthly videos about the latest developments in AWS, Azure, GCP, and Kubernetes.

Practice Exams

Put skills to the test

Learners prepare for certs with practice exams that mimic the real thing. Plus, they get personalized pointers on how to improve their scores.

Quizzes

Pop quiz, hot shot

Quickly check knowledge on a variety of topics and know where to brush up with short quizzes.

Community Forums

Cloud with friends

Learners get the help they need, when they need it, from industry experts and others in the community.

ACG Mobile Apps

Keep ACG in your pocket

Teams learn cloud from anywhere with our mobile apps for iOS and Android.

Mobile Offline Mode

Learn off the grid

No internet connection? No problem. Download courses for offline access with our app for iOS and Android.

Records of Completion

Achievement unlocked

Records of completion make it easy for your learners to mark and showcase progress.

Video Transcripts & Captions

For the record

Learners read along when sound isn’t an option and skip furiously scribbling notes. Our transcripts and captions are also fully searchable, making it easy to find exactly what they’re looking for.

Interactive Diagrams

Study aids on demand

Snag clickable, PDF versions of core concepts to revisit later. Our diagrams make great study aids, help build retention, and can act as handy cheat sheets for a quick refresher down the road.

Email Support

One dashboard to rule them all

Easily assign new users, track learning and ROI with usage and skill analytics, and manage the entire ACG for Business experience from one central location.

Skills Assessment

Know where you stand

Take stock of your organization’s cloud readiness so you can know exactly where to start.

Learning Accelerator

Get to the cloud faster

Fast-track your organization’s path to cloud fluency with sprint-based certification tracks, including weekly lessons, hands-on projects and whitepapers.

Study Groups

Learn better together

Group learners together so they can support each other and build skills faster. Discussing topics and helping others understand concepts boosts retention and builds camaraderie.

Certification Reporting

Skills at a glance

Keep tabs on skills and certifications across your organization to properly staff projects, track progress, and inform learning goals.

Team Management

Easy organization by teams

Create and assign learners to teams for easier management, tracking, and reporting. Designate team coordinators to help keep teams on track, and know who’s conquering the cloud or needs a nudge with the team leaderboard.

Single Sign-On

Invite 10 to 10,000 or more

Use your company’s ID and password to make management and scalability a breeze.

LMS Integration

Connect all the dots

Integrate results and reporting into your existing learning management systems for a 360-degree view of employee skills development.LMS Integration currently available for EdCast and Degreed.

API Access

Get your bits

Automatically transfer raw usage and skills data to your data warehouse or other repository.

Dedicated Customer Success Manager *

We’ve got your back

Get the most out of ACG for Business with a dedicated cloud learning consultant to support you with onboarding, best practices, and more.

Personalized Onboarding *

We’ll show you the ropes

Get up and running the right way. Let one of our learning gurus take you through an onboarding experience tailored to your needs.

Contact Sales

* Available with 50+ seats

Plans & Pricing

Choosing is the first step

Whether you’re an individual learner, a global enterprise, or somewhere in between, we offer several plans so you can choose the one that best fits your needs.

Free

^$ 0 / month

Limited access to basic courses and features
Rotating selection of limited courses
Stay ahead with weekly cloud roundups
Engage with a vibrant community of learners and experts

Save 20%

Personal Basic

^$ 39 ^$ 25.57 / month

Billed as $379 $303.20 / user yearly

Pay Yearly Pay Monthly

Save 35% with annual plan!

Full access to our hands-on learning library
Includes FREE 7-Day trial
Unlimited courses, quizzes, & practice exams
Unlimited Hands-on Labs
Practice in real multi-platform servers

Save 20%

Personal Plus

^$ 33.27 / month

Billed as $499 $399.20 / user yearly

Everything in Personal Basic, plus:
Full learn-by-doing experience in real AWS, Azure, & GCP environments!
Unlimited access to full Cloud Sandboxes
Includes FREE 7-Day trial
No account setup or cloud bills

Offer applies only to: new personal and business paying customers, existing personal and business customers who switch to an annual paid plan, and any additional annual plan licenses purchased by existing business customers. Offer valid for a limited time only, beginning 10:00AM CT on February 19, 2021. Offer may not be combined with other offers. Purchases are subject to applicable Terms of Use or Master Services Agreement.

Free

Personal Basic

$379 $303.20 / year

Personal Plus

$499 $399.20 / year

Unlimited Courses

limited

Learn without limits

Learn from anywhere with unlimited access to certification courses and deep dives on AWS, Azure, GCP, Linux, and so much more.

Quizzes

limited

Pop quiz, hot shot

Quickly check your knowledge on a variety of topics and know where to brush up with short quizzes.

ACG Original Series

Keep up with the cloud

Stay up-to-date on all things cloud with weekly and monthly videos about the latest developments in AWS, Azure, GCP, and Kubernetes.

Community Forums

Cloud with friends

Get the help you need, when you need it, from industry experts and other learners in the community — and help others in turn.

Learning Paths

Go from novice to guru in your chose specialty

Not sure how to proceed? We’ll guide you through the exact skills you need to gain to progress from novice to guru across a variety of cloud specialties, including Architect, Security, and DevOps.

ACG Mobile Apps

Keep ACG in your pocket

Learn cloud from anywhere with our mobile apps for iOS and Android.

Mobile Offline Mode

Learn off the grid

No internet connection? No problem. Download courses for offline access with our app for iOS and Android.

Unlimited Hands-on Labs

Get your hands cloudy

Learn by doing with guided labs based on real-world scenarios in a secure, risk-free environment. Build new skills in as little as 15 minutes.

Practice Exams

Put your skills to the test

Prepare for your certs with practice exams that mimic the real thing. Plus, get personalized pointers on how to improve your score.

Interactive Diagrams

Study aids on demand

Snag clickable, PDF versions of core concepts to revisit later. Our diagrams make great study aids, help build retention, and can act as handy cheat sheets for a quick refresher down the road.

Video Transcripts & Captions

For the record

Read along when sound isn’t an option and skip furiously scribbling notes. Our transcripts and captions are also fully searchable, making it easy to find exactly what you’re looking for.

Records of Completion

Achievement unlocked

Earn a little something when you complete courses. Records of completion make it easy to mark and showcase your progress.

Email Support

Cloud on demand

Spin up pre-configured, auto-provisioned servers in just a few clicks. Cloud along with courses, practice whenever you feel like it, and never worry about a surprise cloud bill.

Cloud Playground - Instant Terminal

SSH on demand

Quickly launch a secure, in-browser SSH terminal into any instance on any provider – even behind a firewall.

Cloud Playground - Sandboxes

Personal Plus Only

Learn by doing

Learn by doing with Cloud Playground. Try out new cloud skills in live AWS, Azure, and GCP sandbox environments — without racking up a surprise bill. Cloud along with courses, test an idea at work or prepare for exams.

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Google Cloud Security Essentials

About the course

An Important Note About A Cloud Guru and Linux Academy Courses

Course Introduction

About the Training Architect

Introducing our Demonstration Organization

Protecting Your Google Cloud Account

GCP Resource Hierarchy

Identity and Access Management (IAM)

Navigating IAM

Adding IAM Roles

Folders

Service Accounts

Custom Roles

Edit IAM Policy

IAM Best Practices

Putting it all Together

QUIZ: Google Cloud IAM and Security

Virtual Private Cloud (VPC)

Firewalls Basics

Viewing Firewall Rules

Create Targeted Firewall Rule

Automate Firewall Rules for Webserver

Limiting Exposure

Google Cloud VPN

Bastion Host

Interactive Serial Console

Routes

Private Google Access

Network IAM Roles

QUIZ: Google Cloud VPC Security Essentials

OS Security Overview

Limit OS Access by Location

OS Updates

Securing Scaling Instance Groups

SSH Keys and Metadata

Securing SSH Access to Linux Instances

Linux Access and IAM Roles

Windows Instance Access Management

OS Security Best Practices and Acceptable Use

QUIZ: Securing the Operating System

Securing Cloud Storage

Cloud Storage IAM Roles

Demonstrating Storage IAM Scopes

Access Control Lists (ACLs)

Demonstrating ACLs

Signed URLs

Database Security

QUIZ: Securing Your Data with Google Cloud

Logging and Monitoring with Stackdriver

Viewing Stackdriver Logs

Exporting Logs

Monitoring and Alerts

Compliance on Google Cloud Platform

QUIZ: Monitoring, Alerting, and Auditing within the Google Cloud

Encryption on Google Cloud Platform

Key Management Service

Encryption Demonstration with KMS

QUIZ: Google Cloud Encryption Options

Next Steps

Plans & Pricing

Choosing is the first step

Business Basic

Business Plus

Learning without limits

Learn faster by doing

Take your teams from novice to guru

Cloud on demand

SSH on demand

Learn by doing

Keep up with the cloud

Put skills to the test

Pop quiz, hot shot

Cloud with friends

Keep ACG in your pocket

Learn off the grid

Achievement unlocked