Learning Objectives
- Plan, implement, and execute cloud platform security for an organization.
- Securely access cloud resources through identity and access management (IAM).
- Evaluate and control organizational cloud network architecture by integrating various security controls the service provider offers.
- Evaluate cloud storage techniques and threats on data stored in the cloud and understand how to protect cloud data from attacks.
- Implement and manage cloud security on various cloud platforms, such as AWS, Azure, and GCP.
- Understand the shared responsibility model of the service provider.
- Evaluate various cloud security standards, compliance programs, and features offered by AWS, Azure, and GCP, and perform cloud computing security audits.
- Implement various threat detection and response services provided by Azure, AWS, and GCP to identify threats to an organization’s cloud services.
- Evaluate and mitigate security risks, threats, and vulnerabilities in a cloud platform.
- Integrate best practices to secure cloud infrastructure components (network, storage and virtualization, and management).
- Secure organizational cloud applications by understanding the secure software development lifecycle of cloud applications and by implementing additional security controls to enhance the security of hosted cloud applications.
- Design and implement a GRC framework, a cloud incident response plan, and a business continuity plan for cloud services.
- Utilize the security services and tools provided in Azure, AWS, and GCP to secure the organizational cloud environment.
- Understand the legal implications associated with cloud computing to protect organizations.
- Implement operational controls and standards to build, operate, manage, and maintain the cloud infrastructure.
- Understand and implement security for private, multi-tenant, and hybrid cloud environments.