"Cost-Benefit Analysis of Different Cloud Services Provider”- A New Cloud Security Skill Added To My Service Offering List For Client
JIMMY LEONG
Company: Prudential LLC
Job Title: Consultant
In this interview, Jimmy Leong, addresses how a holistic perspective of cloud service providers security benefits your clients and make you receive better recognition.
He explains how choosing a cloud security certification like the Certified Cloud Security Engineer helps you understand how to evaluate different cloud services and broadens your horizon to perform a cost-benefit analysis on the cloud service providers.
Considering the dependence of cloud services by enterprises today, what is the relevance of cloud security certification training?
From a practitioner’s viewpoint and the one who is actually working with customers and vendors, we have a lot of customers and also different vendors, and that makes the environment very dynamic. But from an organization’s standpoint, supporting these customers, they will come to you with a lot of expectations. Especially for the last few years, we’re getting more and more organizations getting on board using cloud services and there are many reasons and one of them is the economy of scale and also the practicality of leveraging existing services.
Before choosing the C|CSE (Certified Cloud Security Engineer) program, I evaluated a lot of cloud security certification programs and there are a lot available out there specific to cloud services. These cloud security certifications have some measures and information regarding the components of cloud security, but I wanted to find one that is not necessarily just vendor-specific but something that is really neutral and agnostic, and I chanced upon the C|CSE.
The Certified Cloud Security Engineer (C|CSE) is rich in terms of the exposure and the context of its construct in different aspects and also the big value behind this was actually the coverage being neutral in terms of the content, allowing me to actually see not just one’s perspective of a particular cloud service provider, but across several, and namely the popular ones. And this actually draws me to the reason why the C|CSE (Certified Cloud Security Engineer) was selected and its unique value proposition. I’m very happy to actually be part of the process.
What program modules do you find most important and believe would help bridge the cloud security skills gap prevalent in the cybersecurity market today?
There were a lot of interesting aspects of the program, but as a practitioner moving towards understanding the different risks and security, the particular modules that talk about compliance and risk allowed me to see different aspects from different vendors.
Pertaining to security, this is one area that, without any guesswork, the information is built in the program that eliminates guesswork with regard to compliance and risk, which is quite meaningful, and there’s very much value added to the work that I do.
It shares the understanding not just from the perspective of a particular CSP (cloud service) provider but across several. This was really something that I truly appreciated about this program in terms of modules available in the C|CSE (Certified Cloud Security Engineer).
How useful and relevant are the 50+ hands-on labs in enabling cybersecurity professionals to handle various industry-level cloud security challenges?
The 50+ labs were really quite an intensive progress process, but needed because the intent is to ensure that there is the availability and to give you the exposure, as a learner, future operator, practitioner, or service provider to understand the different cloud security tools that are available in the market. That makes you, in my perspective, in a position where you can better know that you have the knowledge regarding the service or the tools that are available. The lab practices are so structured that it allows you to go through the program and reinforce the learning and the content knowledge, which makes it really awesome. And then just on top of the practical component, which you can revisit again and again, not only applying it towards the cloud security certification per se, but applying it in any near future scenario, the lab is going to be a definitely important factor in terms of the application of the you learned in the C|CSE (Certified Cloud Security Engineer).
Did the course help you gain a holistic perceptive on AWS, Azure, & GCP security practices and vendor-neutral concepts?
Definitely! This was one of the biggest reasons why I chose the C|CSE (Certified Cloud Security Engineer). in the first place, it gave me holistic aspects in understanding the different cloud service providers available.
Being able to be exposed to these aspects of the different clouds and understanding the strengths and in some cases their weaknesses provided me with a better understanding and
Allowed me to better equip myself in terms of the knowledge I had as a practitioner, and this enabled me by offering a cost-benefit analysis of the different cloud services, which definitely assists me in my work and helped me broaden my horizons in terms of knowledge.
How current and relevant are the various tools and techniques taught in the program, and are they readily applicable to the workplace?
From an operator’s and practitioner’s point of view, I was immediately able to put my knowledge to good use in understanding the strengths and weaknesses of the different CSPs (cloud service providers). This allowed me to provide valuable viewpoints and feedback to my customers and even to my teammates.
Do you find that this program delivered value on investment for cloud security instruction covered on AWS, Azure, and GCP, along with vendor-neutral concepts?
Definitely! I believe that the intensity, which I mentioned earlier, was good and the way this cloud security certification program, the Certified Cloud Security Engineer, has been constructed also serves as a valuable reference point that further enhanced my knowledge
As mentioned earlier, the hands-on labs, which are practically driven and highly structured, allows me to revisit and reinforce any of my knowledge that may over time require refreshment.
What was your favorite part of the C|EH program and why?
I really liked two parts about the C|EH program. First, EC-Council has picked a great curriculum that covers a wide breadth of highly relevant security concepts. The certification is updated every couple of years to cover the latest technologies, which helps build industry-relevant skills. Second, I liked the hands-on approach.
What kind of recognition did you get after becoming a Certified Cloud Security Engineer (C|CSE)?
I think one of the immediate recognitions that I got after obtaining the C|CSE (Certified Cloud Security Engineer) is that I became better with the cloud security knowledge and a little bit more tuned towards the security propositions through the C|CSE. And yes, I’ve received a lot of good feedback from my customers as well as my fellow colleagues and in turn some of my learners, because I have been able to secure a lecturing role through the C|CSE. This really speaks volumes about the quality and the recognition of EC-Council as well as how the C|CSE is valued in the market today.
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