This course helps learners prepare for the Professional Cloud Security Engineer (PCSE) Certification exam. Learners will be exposed to and engage with exam topics through a series of lectures, diagnostic questions, and knowledge checks. After completing this course, learners will have a personalized workbook that will guide them through the rest of their certification readiness journey.

What you'll learn

• Describe the domains covered on the Professional Cloud Security Engineer Certification exam.
• Identify gaps in your knowledge and skills for each domain and create a study plan.

Target Audience

Customers, Partners, Googlers

Prerequisites

Associate Cloud Engineer certification or equivalent experience

Products

Associated topic areas

Not covered

This course is intended to help learners prepare a study plan—it is not a “cram session”. In depth training in Google Cloud’s security services and best practices are not covered. They can be found in other training courses and in Google Cloud’s documentation.

Course Modules

Module 1: Welcome to Your Professional Cloud Security Engineer Journey

• What is the role of a Professional Cloud Security Engineer?
• Resources to support your certification journey.
• Creating your study plan

Module 2: Configuring Access Within a Cloud Solution Environment

• Planning Cymbal Bank’s cloud identity and access management
• Diagnostic questions
• Review and study planning

Module 3: Configuring Network Security

• Securing Cymbal Bank’s network resources
• Diagnostic questions
• Review and study planning

Module 4: Ensuring Data Protection

• Securing Cymbal Bank’s data
• Diagnostic questions
• Review and study planning

Module 5: Managing Operations in a Cloud Environment

• Cymbal Bank’s security operations
• Diagnostic questions
• Review and study planning

Module 6: Ensuring Compliance

• Cymbal Bank’s security regulatory compliance
• Diagnostic questions
• Review and study planning

Module 7: Your Next Steps

• Sample study plans 
• Exam registration