Overview

This specialization invites you to build and demonstrate knowledge of essential cloud concepts and principles and their impacts on security for systems and organizations. Through solid knowledge of cloud computing, strategic and secure approaches to cloud implementation, and understanding of the challenges of working in the cloud, security professionals can help ensure that their organizations benefit from cloud while maintaining a strong security posture. This specialization is a 15-hour learning experience. Course 1 - Cloud Basics Course 2 - Moving to the Cloud Course 3 - Working in the Cloud

Syllabus

Course 1: Cloud Basics
Course 2: Moving to the Cloud
Course 3: Working in the Cloud

Courses

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7 hours 32 minutes
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Cloud computing continues to transform the way we conduct business. As organizations are rethinking IT strategies, cybersecurity professionals need to first understand the cloud before they can help their organizations transition to the cloud. Through self-paced learning and activities, security professionals experience content designed to provide a solid understanding of cloud computing including key drivers and rationale for the cloud, cloud architecture and computing concepts and characteristics, cloud service and deployment models, and cloud brokers.  By the end of this course, a learner will be able to: - Understand concepts around cloud computing and why organizations use the cloud.  - Explore the five essential characteristics of cloud computing.  - Examine essential service and deployment models within cloud concept architecture.  - Learn about cloud brokers and why they are an important part of cloud deployments.  Target Learners: Early to mid-career security professionals who want to gain and demonstrate an understanding of essential cloud concepts and principles.
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5 hours 57 minutes
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Driven by economic advantage, companies worldwide are making the transition from enterprise IT to cloud computing. But are they doing it strategically? Are they keeping security at the fore of their priorities? In Moving to the Cloud, we bring you a four-phased approach to transforming your organization — strategically and securely — using business alignment as your guidepost. In this course, you will learn how to: - Devise a strategic process for moving to the cloud - Identify security concerns and risk factors - Define your organization’s specific needs and responsibilities - Evaluate service level agreements and cloud providers Who should take this course? Early to mid-career security professionals who want to gain and demonstrate an understanding of essential cloud concepts and principles.
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4 hours 6 minutes
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While cloud computing offers many benefits, security professionals can face a range of challenges as they work to utilize, optimize, and secure critical assets in the cloud. Through self-paced and interactive learning activities, course content is designed to place the learner in the role of a security professional who will need to think critically, apply knowledge, and make decisions to determine the best solution for cloud security challenges. By the end of this course, a learner will be able to: - Recognize cloud computing terminology and concepts. - Assess how to scale and align cloud services to business needs. - Respond to regulatory and legal issues regarding cloud use.  - Optimize cloud security to mitigate risks. Who should take this course? Early to mid-career security professionals who want to gain and demonstrate an understanding of essential cloud concepts and principles.