Google Cloud Skills Boost

Securing your Network with Cloud Armor

6 hours Introductory universal_currency_alt 5 Credits
Learn to secure your deployments on Google Cloud, including: how to use Cloud Armor bot management to mitigate bot risk and control access from automated clients; use Cloud Armor denylists to restrict or allow access to your HTTP(S) load balancer at the edge of the Google Cloud; apply Cloud Armor security policies to restrict access to cache objects on Cloud CDN and Google Cloud Storage; and mitigate common vulnerabilities using Cloud Armor WAF rules.
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  • Lab

    Bot Management with Google Cloud Armor and reCAPTCHA

    Use Google Cloud Armor bot management to mitigate bot risk and to control access from automated clients

    1 hour
    Introductory
    1 Credit
  • Lab

    Rate Limiting with Cloud Armor

    Configure an HTTP Load Balancer with global backends, stress test the Load Balancer, and add a Cloud Armor rate limiting policy to restrict based on IP.

    1 hour 30 minutes
    Introductory
    1 Credit
  • Lab

    HTTP Load Balancer with Cloud Armor

    Configure an HTTP Load Balancer with global backends, stress test the Load Balancer, and denylist the stress test IP with Cloud Armor.

    1 hour
    Introductory
    1 Credit
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  • Lab

    Defending Edge Cache with Cloud Armor

    Apply Google Cloud Armor security policies to restrict access to cached objects on Cloud CDN and Cloud Storage, and block the traffic before it reaches the load balanced backend services or buckets.

    1 hour
    Introductory
    1 Credit
  • Lab

    Cloud Armor Preconfigured WAF Rules

    Mitigate some common vulnerabilities by using Google Cloud Armor WAF rules.

    1 hour
    Introductory
    1 Credit
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    Quest Info
    Prerequisites
    Basic knowledge of networking, cybersecurity, and knowing how to move around the Google Cloud Platform, is recommended.
    Available languages
    English
    What do I do when I finish this quest?
    After finishing this quest, you can explore additional content in your learning path or browse the learning catalog.
    What badges can I earn?
    Upon finishing a quest, you will earn a badge of completion. Some quests test your ability to apply your knowledge via a final assessment challenge lab. For these quests, you will receive a skill badge. Badges can be viewed on your profile and shared with your social network.