YCWPD 093 - Cloud Security Operations

Description

An effective cloud security operation can detect, respond to, and recover from active attacks. This module focuses on cloud operations and targets monitoring cloud vulnerabilities, attacks, and threats; assessment and strengthening of security configuration of the cloud; designing a SIEM architecture and performing a site reliability engineering (SRE) test using tools.

Topics Covered

Topics covered include:

Monitoring: Vulnerabilities, Attacks & Threats
Cloud Native Application Protection Platform (CNAPP), Cloud security posture management (CSPM)
Security Information and Event Management (SIEM)
Encryption and Key Management (KMS solutions)
Incident Response; Cloud Forensics
API and Service Controls; Data Security
Site Reliability Engineering (SRE)
Multi-Cloud & Cross-Origin Solutions

Learning Outcomes

Upon completion of this module, you should be able to:

Monitor cloud vulnerabilities, attacks, and threats.
Assess and strengthen the security configuration of the cloud.
Design a SIEM architecture.
Describe the advantages of encryption and key management.
Perform site reliability engineering (SRE) tests using tools.

Notes

This module is the 5th of the 8 modules forming part of the Micro-credential in Cloud Security.
Completion of optional introductory Modules 1 & 2 grants a
Cloud Security Fundamentals Digital Badge
Completion of core Modules 3-6 grants a micro-credential and a
Cloud Security Practitioner Digital Badge
Completion of core Modules 3-6 and specialization Modules 7-8 focusing on specific technologies and industry sectors grants a
Cloud Security Expert Digital Badge and an Attestation of Completion.
Professionals without prior experience in IT, must complete all 8 modules in order to obtain the Cloud Security Expert Digital Badge
and Attestation of Completion from McGill University’s School of Continuing Studies.

Prerequisite(s) and Corequisite(s)

For participants without prior experience or education background in IT, it is strongly recommended to complete Modules 1 & 2.

Who Should Attend?

Information technology professionals, programmers and developers wishing to upgrade their skills to enable them to work with cloud-based environments, e.g., System Administrators, IT Support specialists, IT Consultants, Integration Engineers, IT Analysts, IT Architects, Network Specialists, QA Engineers, Database Administrators, Junior SRE, Junior DevOps, etc.
Individuals from various professional backgrounds and industries who use cloud-based environments and wish to understand cloud computing fundamentals.

This is the 5th module of the Cloud Security micro-credential training program.
Contact hours: 15
Registration fee: $695
10% micro-credential discount package when combined with other modules.