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Congratulations on completing Course 1 of the Google Cybersecurity Certificate: Foundations of Cybersecurity! In this part of the program, you learned about possible career paths and key skills for cybersecurity professionals. You were also introduced to foundational cybersecurity terms and concepts that you will continue to explore throughout the certificate program.

The Google Cybersecurity Certificate has eight courses:

1. Foundations of Cybersecurity — Explore the cybersecurity profession, including significant events that led to the development of the cybersecurity field and its continued importance to organizational operations. Learn about entry-level cybersecurity roles and responsibilities. (This is the course you just completed. Well done!)

2. Play It Safe: Manage Security Risks — Identify how cybersecurity professionals use frameworks and controls to protect business operations, and explore common cybersecurity tools.

3. Connect and Protect: Networks and Network Security — Gain an understanding of network-level vulnerabilities and how to secure networks.

4. Tools of the Trade: Linux and SQL — Explore foundational computing skills, including communicating with the Linux operating system through the command line and querying databases with SQL.

5. Assets, Threats, and Vulnerabilities — Learn about the importance of security controls and developing a threat actor mindset to protect and defend an organization’s assets from various threats, risks, and vulnerabilities.

6. Sound the Alarm: Detection and Response — Understand the incident response lifecycle and practice using tools to detect and respond to cybersecurity incidents.

7. Automate Cybersecurity Tasks with Python — Explore the Python programming language and write code to automate cybersecurity tasks.

8. Put It to Work: Prepare for Cybersecurity Jobs — Learn about incident classification, escalation, and ways to communicate with stakeholders. This course closes out the program with tips on how to engage with the cybersecurity community and prepare for your job search.

Now that you have completed this course, you are ready to move on to the next course: Play It Safe: Manage Security Risks.

Keep up the great work!

Here’s a brief summary of the next courses in the Google Cybersecurity Certificate program:

1. Play It Safe: Manage Security Risks
   In this course, you’ll learn how cybersecurity professionals manage and mitigate risks. You'll explore how frameworks and controls are used to safeguard business operations and become familiar with common cybersecurity tools.

2. Connect and Protect: Networks and Network Security
   This course will deepen your understanding of network-level vulnerabilities. You'll discover how to protect networks from threats and secure them against potential attacks.

3. Tools of the Trade: Linux and SQL
   This module introduces essential computing skills. You'll learn to interact with the Linux OS via the command line and use SQL to query databases for cybersecurity purposes.

4. Assets, Threats, and Vulnerabilities
   You'll learn to identify critical security controls and develop a mindset to recognize and mitigate potential threats, risks, and vulnerabilities in an organization.

5. Sound the Alarm: Detection and Response
   This course covers the incident response lifecycle, teaching you how to detect and respond to cybersecurity incidents using various tools.

6. Automate Cybersecurity Tasks with Python
   You'll explore how Python can be used to automate various cybersecurity tasks, writing scripts to improve efficiency in managing security issues.

7. Put It to Work: Prepare for Cybersecurity Jobs
   This final course helps you understand incident classification, communication with stakeholders, and how to engage with the cybersecurity community as you prepare for job opportunities.

Next up is Play It Safe: Manage Security Risks, where you’ll dive deeper into protecting business operations from potential threats. Keep going, and great job so far!