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 deployment models
• Pros and cons of virtualization
• The cloud management plane
• Security fundamentals for various service models

Managing cloud computing security and risk

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

Data security for cloud

• Variations in cloud storage models
• Security challenges for data in the cloud
• Addressing cloud security and governance
• Applying lifecycle concepts to use cases
• Exploring data encryption

Securing applications and users

• Application architecture design and operational lifecycle
• Discussing the impact on the SDLC
• Examining application security tools
• Discussing the role of compliance in the Cloud

Cloud Risk assessment

• Adopting cloud computing
• Migrating existing applications and systems

Create and secure a public cloud

• Understanding public IaaS architectures
• Reviewing EC2 components
• Launching and connecting to your first instance
• Learning how to secure your instance

DAY 2

Encrypting an EBS volume

• The rationale for encryption
• Selecting an appropriate method
• Creating and attaching Amazon EBS
• Encryption and formatting
• Understanding key management options
• Understanding the effects of rebooting
• Attaching an encrypted volume to another instance

Identity and access management

• Learning how to secure EC2 using AWS IAM
• Understanding federated identity architectures
• Implementing federated identity for applications using OpenID
• Applying these principles in an enterprise production environment

Deploy and secure a Private Cloud

• Understanding private cloud architecture
• Reviewing OpenStack components
• Creating and connecting a compute node
• Managing OpenStack tenants and IAM
• Securing the OpenStack management plane
• Investigating hypervisor security
• Understanding security automation

Selecting Cloud services

• Enabling a security strategy
• Choosing a cloud provider
• Security as a Service
• Summary and review