CSA Certificate of Cloud Security Knowledge (CCSK) Plus (SF)
About This Course
The three-days course provides a comprehensive understanding of critical cloud security concepts and practices. Participants will delve into various cloud computing models, such as Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS), Platform as a Service (PaaS), and Software as a Service (SaaS), gaining insights into their key characteristics and security implications. The course covers essential aspects like data security, platform and infrastructure protection, application security considerations, and effective security operations in cloud environments. Additionally, legal and compliance requirements, risk management strategies, and the concept of Security as a Service (SECaaS) are explored to ensure a well-rounded understanding of cloud security. By the end of the course, participants will be equipped to design secure cloud architectures and effectively respond to security incidents and forensics challenges within the cloud. The course will prepare students for the CCSK examination.
What You'll Learn
• Understand the implications of cloud on governance, risk and compliance activities focussing on controls, audits and contracts to mitigate risks introduced to the organization through the cloud computing environment
• Understand data security lifecycle, cloud storage and encryption models, assessing the role and effectiveness of access controls.
• Review secure software development basics and application security in cloud computing leveraging cloud capabilities
• Understand Security as a Service categories, security issues of related technologies to cloud computing (i.e big data, mobile, IOT etc) and how to respond to security incidents in the cloud.
Entry Requirements
There are no pre-requisites for the course, but basic IT/Internet knowledge and some fundamental cloud computing knowledge would be advantageous.