Description
☁️🔐 Cloud Security Training: Detailed Overview
🎯 Purpose
Cloud Security Training is designed to provide professionals with the knowledge and skills to secure cloud environments, services, and infrastructure across major platforms like AWS, Microsoft Azure, and Google Cloud Platform (GCP). It covers architecture, governance, compliance, identity, network security, and incident response in the cloud context.
🧠 Learning Objectives
By the end of this training, participants will be able to:
- Understand cloud computing models (IaaS, PaaS, SaaS) and shared responsibility models.
- Assess cloud risks and design secure architectures.
- Implement identity and access management (IAM) in cloud environments.
- Secure workloads, data, and applications hosted in the cloud.
- Configure monitoring, logging, and incident response.
- Address compliance and legal challenges in the cloud.
📚 Core Modules
- Cloud Computing Fundamentals
- Types of cloud: Public, Private, Hybrid, Community
- Cloud delivery models: IaaS, PaaS, SaaS
- Key providers: AWS, Azure, GCP – comparison
- Cloud native vs. traditional environments
- Cloud Security Concepts
- CIA triad in cloud environments
- Cloud-specific threats and vulnerabilities (e.g., data breaches, insecure APIs)
- Cloud Security Alliance (CSA) and the Top Threats to Cloud Computing
- Cloud shared responsibility model (per provider)
- Cloud Governance, Risk, and Compliance
- Risk management frameworks (NIST, ISO/IEC 27017, 27018)
- Data sovereignty and regulatory compliance (GDPR, HIPAA, PCI-DSS)
- Cloud security policies and cloud access controls
- Vendor risk management
- Identity and Access Management (IAM)
- Role-based and attribute-based access control (RBAC, ABAC)
- AWS IAM, Azure AD, GCP IAM – hands-on configurations
- Single Sign-On (SSO) and Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA)
- Managing privileged identities and service accounts
- Cloud Infrastructure Security
- Virtual networks, firewalls, subnets, and security groups
- Securing compute services (EC2, Azure VM, GCE)
- Encryption at rest and in transit
- Network segmentation and isolation in cloud
- Data Security in the Cloud
- Data classification and lifecycle in cloud
- Encryption methods and Key Management Services (KMS)
- Secure storage configurations (S3, Blob Storage, Cloud Storage)
- Backup, recovery, and secure deletion
- Application Security in Cloud
- Secure DevOps (DevSecOps)
- CI/CD pipeline security
- Container and Kubernetes security
- API security (rate-limiting, authentication, OWASP top 10)
- Cloud Monitoring and Threat Detection
- Cloud-native monitoring tools (AWS CloudWatch, Azure Monitor, GCP Operations Suite)
- SIEM integration with cloud (e.g., Splunk, Microsoft Sentinel)
- Log analysis and anomaly detection
- Alerting and dashboarding
- Incident Response and Business Continuity
- Cloud-specific incident response strategies
- Forensic readiness in the cloud
- Playbooks for DDoS, data loss, access compromise
- Backup, DRP (Disaster Recovery Planning), and BCP (Business Continuity Planning)
- Cloud Security Best Practices and Architecture
- Zero Trust Architecture in cloud
- Defense-in-depth for cloud services
- Reference architectures (AWS Well-Architected Framework, Azure Security Benchmark)
- Security-as-Code and automation
- Capstone Project / Labs
- Simulated misconfigurations and threat scenarios
- Secure cloud environment setup
- IAM policy simulation and testing
- Cloud incident response tabletop exercises
🛠️ Tools and Platforms Covered
| Area | Tools/Services |
| IAM | AWS IAM, Azure AD, Google IAM |
| Monitoring & Logging | CloudTrail, GuardDuty, Azure Defender, GCP SCC |
| Security Tools | Prisma Cloud, Orca Security, Wiz, Tenable.cs |
| SIEM & Analytics | Splunk, ELK Stack, Microsoft Sentinel |
| DevSecOps | GitHub Actions, AWS CodePipeline, HashiCorp Vault |
| Vulnerability Scanning | Nessus, OpenVAS, Qualys |
👥 Target Audience
- Cloud and security engineers
- SOC analysts and incident responders
- DevOps and infrastructure teams
- Compliance officers and auditors
- Anyone pursuing a career in cloud security
🧑🏫 Delivery Formats
- Self-paced eLearning (Coursera, Pluralsight, Udemy, A Cloud Guru)
- Instructor-led virtual classes (SANS, ISC², Offensive Security)
- Bootcamps and corporate training programs
- Hands-on labs (AWS Skill Builder, Microsoft Learn, Cloud Academy)
📜 Certifications Supported
- CCSP (Certified Cloud Security Professional) – ISC²
- AWS Certified Security – Specialty
- Microsoft Azure Security Engineer (AZ-500)
- Google Professional Cloud Security Engineer
- CompTIA Cloud+ / Cloud Essentials+
- Certified Cloud Auditor / CSA STAR Certification (advanced)
💼 Career Outcomes
- Cloud Security Engineer / Architect
- Cloud Risk & Compliance Analyst
- DevSecOps Engineer
- Cloud Infrastructure Security Lead
- Cloud Security Consultant
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