Certificate of Cloud Security Knowledge Training Course

DAY 1

Introduction and Cloud Architecture

• Defining cloud computing
• Components of the cloud computing stack
• Cloud reference models and security

Infrastructure Security for Cloud Computing

• Comprehending cloud infrastructure components
• Evaluating the security implications of various deployment models
• Pros and cons of virtualization
• The cloud management plane
• Security fundamentals for different service models

Managing cloud computing security and risk

• Risk management and governance
• Legal considerations and compliance
• Auditing processes
• Portability and interoperability
• Incident response strategies

Data security for cloud

• Variations in cloud storage models
• Security challenges for data stored in the cloud
• Integrating cloud security with governance
• Applying lifecycle concepts to use cases
• Exploring data encryption methods

Securing applications and users

• Application architecture design and operational lifecycle
• Impact on the SDLC
• Reviewing application security tools
• The role of compliance in the Cloud

Cloud Risk assessment

• Adopting cloud computing solutions
• Migrating existing applications and systems

Create and secure a public cloud

• Understanding public IaaS architectures
• Examining EC2 components
• Launching and connecting to a first instance
• Strategies for securing the instance

DAY 2

Encrypting an EBS volume

• The rationale for encryption
• Choosing an encryption method
• Creating and attaching Amazon EBS
• Encryption and formatting procedures
• Key management options
• Impacts of system reboots
• Attaching an encrypted volume to a different instance

Identity and access management

• Securing EC2 using AWS IAM
• Federated identity architectures
• Implementing federated identity for applications via OpenID
• Applying these principles in enterprise production environments

Deploy and secure a Private Cloud

• Private cloud architecture concepts
• Reviewing OpenStack components
• Creating and connecting a compute node
• Managing OpenStack tenants and IAM
• Securing the OpenStack management plane
• Hypervisor security investigation
• Security automation practices

Selecting Cloud services

• Developing a security strategy
• Choosing a cloud provider
• Security as a Service
• Conclusion and review