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Cloud Security

This course provides a comprehensive review of the knowledge required for understanding cloud computing and its information security risks and mitigation strategies. This training course will help students review and refresh their knowledge and identify areas they need to study for the CCSP exam.

Course Objectives

At the end of this course, learners will be able to:

• Describe the physical and virtual components of and identify the principle technologies of cloud based systems
• Define the roles and responsibilities of customers, providers, partners, brokers and the various technical professionals that support cloud computing environments
• Identify and explain the five characteristics required to satisfy the NIST definition of cloud computing
• Differentiate between various as a Service delivery models and frameworks that are incorporated into the cloud computing reference architecture
• Discuss strategies for safeguarding data, classifying data, ensuring privacy, assuring compliance with regulatory agencies and working with authorities during legal investigations
• Contrast between forensic analysis in corporate data center and cloud computing environments
• Evaluate and implement the security controls necessary to ensure confidentiality, integrity and availability in cloud computing
• Identify and explain the six phases of the data lifecycle
• Explain strategies for protecting data at rest and data in motion
• Describe the role of encryption in protecting data and specific strategies for key management
• Compare a variety of cloud-based business continuity / disaster recovery strategies and select an appropriate solution to specific business requirements
• Contrast security aspects of Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC) in standard data center and cloud computing environments
• Describe how federated identity and access management solutions mitigate risks in cloud computing systems
• Conduct gap analysis between baseline and industry-standard best practices
• Develop Service Level Agreements (SLAs) for cloud computing environments
• Conduct risk assessments of existing and proposed cloud-based environments
• State the professional and ethical standards of (ISC)² and the Certified Cloud Security Professional

Who Should Attend

The course is ideal for those working in positions such as, but not limited to:

• Enterprise Architect
• Security Administrator
• Systems Engineer
• Security Architect
• Security Consultant
• Security Engineer
• Security Manager
• Systems Architect

Course Agenda

• Domain 1. Cloud Concepts, Architecture and Design
• Domain 2. Cloud Data Security
• Domain 3. Cloud Platform & Infrastructure Security
• Domain 4. Cloud Application Security
• Domain 5. Cloud Security Operations
• Domain 6. Legal, Risk and Compliance

Please Note: Effective August 1, 2022, the CCSP exam will be based on a new exam outline. Please refer to the CCSP Exam Outline and our FAQs for details.

Features of the course vary by delivery method and include:

• Official (ISC)² courseware
• Interactive flash cards
• Post-course assessment
• Collaboration with classmates (not currently available for self-paced course)
• Real-world learning activities and scenarios

Course Delivery Methods

• Classroom-Based – our Official (ISC)² Training Partners in Australia offer a range of in-person or online, instructor-led exam prep courses in your local time zone.
• Online Instructor-Led – live online training offered over the course of 4-5 days or 2x/week for 6-8 weeks with an (ISC)² Authorized Instructor
• Online Self-Paced – pre-recorded course for students to learn at their own pace
• Private On-Site/Online – private in-person/virtual training for 6 or more people with an (ISC)² Authorized Instructor