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Protect Cloud Environments with Confidence

Learn how cloud environments are secured, from identity and configuration to logging, monitoring and threat detection, with a clear view of what the provider protects and what you are responsible for.

  • Shared responsibility in the cloud
  • Cloud identity and access controls
  • Secure configuration fundamentals
  • Logging, monitoring and threat detection
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Course overview

About This Course

Cloud Security covers the principles and controls used to protect workloads and data on cloud platforms, and the most common ways cloud environments are exposed.

Moving to the cloud changes how security works. Identities and configuration become the main line of defence, resources can be created in minutes, and a single misconfiguration can make data public. Understanding these differences is essential for anyone who builds or secures cloud systems.

You will learn how responsibility is split between provider and customer, how to apply least-privilege access, how to avoid common misconfigurations, how to protect data and networks, and how to use cloud logs to detect and respond to threats.

The course is part of our Cybersecurity learning paths and pairs well with our Cloud Computing courses. Examples draw on concepts shared by major platforms such as Microsoft Azure, AWS and Google Cloud.

Who it is for

Who Should Take This Course?

  • Cloud and infrastructure engineers

    You build or run workloads in the cloud and want to secure them properly.

  • Security professionals moving into cloud

    You know security and want to apply it to cloud platforms.

  • Developers and DevOps engineers

    You deploy applications to the cloud and want to avoid common security mistakes.

  • Learners with security fundamentals

    You have covered the basics of security and want to specialise in the cloud.

Learning outcomes

What You Will Learn

By working through the course, you will build towards being able to:

  • Explain the shared responsibility model across infrastructure, platform and software services.

  • Design least-privilege access using roles, policies, multi-factor authentication and service identities.

  • Recognise common misconfigurations such as public storage, open network rules and excessive permissions, and explain how to prevent them.

  • Apply cloud network security concepts such as virtual networks, security groups and private endpoints.

  • Describe how encryption and key management protect cloud data.

  • Use cloud logging and monitoring to recognise signs of suspicious activity.

  • Outline how to respond to common cloud security incidents.

Curriculum

Course Curriculum

The course is organised into modules. Session order and depth may vary by training arrangement.

  1. Cloud security foundations

    What changes about security in the cloud, and who is responsible for what.

    Topics covered include

    • Shared responsibility for IaaS, PaaS and SaaS
    • Cloud accounts, subscriptions and resource organisation
    • Common cloud threats
    • Security frameworks and benchmarks at a high level

    Practical activity: Divide security responsibilities between provider and customer for sample services.

  2. Identity and access in the cloud

    Identity is the main security boundary in the cloud. Learn to manage it well.

    Topics covered include

    • Users, groups and roles
    • Policies and least privilege
    • Multi-factor authentication and conditional access
    • Service identities and secrets

    Practical activity: Review a sample set of permissions and reduce them to least privilege.

  3. Secure configuration and posture

    How to avoid the misconfigurations behind many cloud incidents.

    Topics covered include

    • Common misconfigurations
    • Secure baselines
    • Posture management concepts
    • Infrastructure as code and policy checks

    Practical activity: Spot the misconfigurations in a sample cloud environment description.

  4. Network and data protection

    Protecting cloud networks and the data stored in them.

    Topics covered include

    • Virtual networks and segmentation
    • Security groups and firewalls
    • Private connectivity and endpoints
    • Encryption and key management

    Practical activity: Design network and data protections for a simple three-tier application.

  5. Logging, monitoring and threat detection

    Using cloud telemetry to see what is happening in your environment.

    Topics covered include

    • Activity and audit logs
    • Resource and network logs
    • Cloud-native threat detection concepts
    • Alerting and investigation basics

    Practical activity: Investigate sample cloud activity logs to identify suspicious behaviour.

  6. Responding to cloud incidents

    What to do when something goes wrong in a cloud environment.

    Topics covered include

    • Common cloud incident types
    • Containment options
    • Evidence and log preservation
    • Lessons learned and hardening

    Practical activity: Walk through the response to a simulated exposed-credentials incident.

Practical learning

Hands-On Learning

Practical activities focus on designing, reviewing and investigating cloud configurations. Examples include:

Practical work uses sample environments and data, or cloud environments you are authorised to use. If any activity needs a cloud account, we'll explain the options when you enquire.

  • Least-privilege reviews of sample permissions
  • Misconfiguration reviews of sample cloud environments
  • Designing network and data protections for sample applications
  • Investigating sample cloud activity logs

Before you start

Prerequisites and Learning Requirements

  • Recommended background

    Familiarity with security fundamentals is recommended. Cybersecurity Fundamentals covers this.

  • Technical prerequisites

    Basic understanding of cloud concepts such as accounts, regions, virtual machines and storage. Our Cloud Computing courses cover these if you are new to the cloud.

  • Software and tools

    A computer with a reliable internet connection for live online sessions. Whether a cloud account is needed for practical work will be confirmed when you enquire.

  • Prior experience

    Not intended as a first course for complete beginners in IT.

Learning Format

IT Champion Hub offers live, instructor-led online training and workshops. Formats, duration and schedules vary by course and are not the same for every program.

  • Live online sessions led by an instructor
  • Practical activities alongside explanations
  • Upcoming batches and schedules shared on enquiry

Enquire to find out the formats and upcoming batches available for this course. Enquire about this course

FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions

Which cloud provider does the course use?

The course focuses on security concepts that apply across major providers, with examples from platforms such as Microsoft Azure, AWS and Google Cloud. Ask us which platform is used in your training arrangement.

Do I need a cloud account?

Not to understand the concepts. If practical activities need a cloud account, we'll explain the options when you enquire.

Is this a cloud certification course?

No. The course focuses on practical cloud security skills. It is not an official cloud provider certification course.

Do I need prior experience?

Security fundamentals and basic cloud concepts are recommended. If you are new to either, start with Cybersecurity Fundamentals or one of our Cloud Computing courses.

How can I enquire about upcoming training?

Select Enquire About This Course. The enquiry form will note that you are asking about Cloud Security, and we'll get back to you with upcoming batches and available schedules.

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