Cloud Security Training
Why should you take this training
In today's fast-paced digital era, businesses are transitioning from conventional on-premise setups to cloud service providers for managing their infrastructure. In this course on cloud security, we will delve into the techniques and strategies necessary to ensure the protection of cloud infrastructure.
Future Scope
The demand for cloud security professionals is expected to continue growing as organizations increasingly adopt cloud computing. As businesses move sensitive data and critical applications to the cloud, the need for skilled professionals who can ensure the security of these environments is becoming more pressing.
In particular, the growth of multi-cloud and hybrid cloud environments, as well as the increasing use of artificial intelligence and machine learning in cloud security, are expected to create a high demand for cloud security professionals in the future.
What is Cloud Security
Cloud security is the set of measures and technologies designed to protect data, applications, and infrastructure in cloud computing environments. Cloud computing allows organizations to store, process, and manage data and applications on remote servers, rather than on-premise. This shift to the cloud requires a new approach to security that takes into account the unique characteristics and risks of cloud computing environments.
Here are some critical components of cloud security:
Data privacy and security: Encrypting sensitive data and protecting it from unauthorized access, as well as ensuring secure transmission and storage of data in the cloud.
Access control and identity management: Implementing mechanisms to control who has access to sensitive data and resources in the cloud, and ensuring that users' identities are verified and secure.
Network security: Protecting the communication channels used in cloud computing, such as the internet and virtual private networks (VPNs), from unauthorized access and other security threats.
Compliance and regulatory requirements: Ensuring that cloud computing environments comply with relevant industry-specific regulations, such as HIPAA and PCI DSS, and that data stored in the cloud is secure.
Incident response: Develop plans and processes to detect and respond to security incidents in cloud computing environments, including data breaches and unauthorized access.
Monitoring and logging: Continuously monitoring and logging activity in cloud computing environments to detect security incidents and track changes to resources.
Threat intelligence: Staying informed about the latest threats and vulnerabilities in cloud computing, and using this information to protect the cloud proactively.
Job Opportunity
The job opportunities in cloud security can vary, but common roles include:
Cloud Security Engineer: responsible for designing and implementing security solutions for cloud environments.
Cloud Security Analyst: responsible for monitoring cloud environments for security threats and responding to security incidents.
Cloud Compliance Analyst: responsible for ensuring that cloud environments comply with relevant regulations and standards.
Cloud Security Architect: responsible for defining the overall security strategy for cloud environments and ensuring that security controls are integrated into cloud computing solutions.
Cloud Penetration Tester: responsible for testing the security of cloud environments and identifying potential vulnerabilities.
Note: These are just a few examples of job opportunities in cloud security. As the demand for cloud security professionals continues to grow, it is likely that new roles and specialties will emerge in this field.
Below are AWS Core Security services that we should know and try hands-on as much as possible
IAM Access Analyzer
S3 Bucket Policy
Security Group and NACL
CloudTrail
Config
GuardDuty
Inspector
Macie
Security Hub
WAF and Shield
AWS KMS
Secrets Manager
Cognito
What you'll learn
How the AWS Shared Responsibility Model is used to differentiate between security of the cloud and security in the cloud
Understand and use AWS CloudTrail, including how to consolidate all logs in a central account.
Gain an understanding of AWS Config and write custom rules using AWS Lambda.
Set up AWS WAF to secure your CloudFront and API Gateway distributions.
Set up the official CIS Quickstart in your AWS account to ensure you follow best practices.
How to manage secrets Key
How to use network isolation to protect cloud resources
How to audit and monitor applications using services such as Amazon CloudWatch, Amazon GuardDuty and AWS Security Hub
Configure CloudWatch to set up notifications on alarms, and secure VPCs with flow logs.
The difference between encryption of data at rest and data in transit.
Thank You
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