CCSP Course Overview
Gain expertise in cloud security architecture, design, applications, and operations with this CCSP online training certification course. You will receive step-by-step guidance and an easy-to-follow, detailed lesson plan regarding every facet of CCSP, helping you accelerate your career in the growing field of cloud security.
CCSP Certification Key Features
- 50 hours of blended learning
- Lifetime access to self-paced learning
- Industry-recognized course completion certificate
- 7 real-world case studies
Skills Covered
- Cloud computing concepts
- Cloud architecture and design
- Cloud infrastructure security
- Cloud data lifecycle
- Cloud application security
- Vulnerabilities and risk
- Threat modeling
- Encryption
- Identity and access management
- Cloud security operations
- Risk management and analysis
- Disaster recovery
- Business continuity
Benefits
Cloud computing is poised to grow at least 6.5 times annually and the demand for cloud services will continue to grow by 22% per year through 2020. The annual salary of a principal information security professional ranges from $135,000–$190,000 (Source: Glassdoor).
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CCSP Course Curriculum
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Certified Cloud Security Professional (CCSP®)
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Lesson 1 - Course Introduction
- 1.1 CCSP Certification Overview
- 1.2 Course Objectives
- Lesson 2 – Cloud Concepts, Architecture, and Design
- 1.01 Cloud Concepts, Architecture, and Design
- 1.02 Security Concepts
- 1.03 Key Security Concepts, Defense in Depth, Due Care, and Due Dilligence
- 1.04 Security Controls and Functionalities
- 1.05 Cloud Computing Concepts
- 1.06 Business Drivers
- 1.07 Scalability, Elasticity, Vendor Lock-in, and Vendor Lock-out
- 1.08 Cloud Computing Concepts Advantages
- 1.09 Cloud Reference Architecture
- 1.10 Cloud Computing Roles and Actors
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Lesson 2 - Cloud Concepts, Architecture, and Design
- 1.01 Cloud Concepts, Architecture, and Design
- 1.02 Security Concepts
- 1.03 Key Security Concepts, Defense in Depth, Due Care, and Due Dilligence
- 1.04 Security Controls and Functionalities
- 1.05 Cloud Computing Concepts
- 1.06 Business Drivers
- 1.07 Scalability, Elasticity, Vendor Lock-in, and Vendor Lock-out
- 1.08 Cloud Computing Concepts Advantages
- 1.09 Cloud Reference Architecture
- 1.10 Cloud Computing Roles and Actors
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Lesson 3 - Cloud Data Security
- 2.01 Cloud Data Security
- 2.02 Cloud Data Life Cycle
- 2.03 Cloud Data Life Cycle: Create, Store, Use, and Share
- 2.04 Real-World Scenario
- 2.05 Cloud Data Life Cycle: Archive
- 2.06 Cloud Data Life Cycle Destroy, Business Scenario, and Key Data Functions
- 2.07 Cloud Data Storage Architectures
- 2.08 Cloud Data Storage Architectures: Storage Types for IaaS
- 2.09 Cloud Data Storage Architectures: Storage Types for PaaS
- 2.10 Cloud Data Storage Architectures: Storage Types for SaaS
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Lesson 4 - Cloud Platform and Infrastructure Security
- 3.01 Cloud Platform and Infrastructure Security
- 3.02 Cloud Infrastructure Components
- 3.03 Network and Communications
- 3.04 Management Plane and Virtualization
- 3.05 Factors That Impact Data Center Design
- 3.06 Physical Design: Buy or Build
- 3.07 Physical Design: Data Center Design Standards
- 3.08 Physical Design: Uptime Institute
- 3.09 Physical Design: Tiers
- 3.10 Physical Design Features of Tiers
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Lesson 5 - Cloud Application Security
- 4.01 Cloud Application Security
- 4.02 Advocate Training and Awareness for Application Security
- 4.03 Real-World Scenario
- 4.04 Common Pitfalls
- 4.05 Encryption Dependency Awareness
- 4.06 Business Scenario
- 4.07 Understanding Software Development Lifecycle Process
- 4.08 Real-World Scenario
- 4.09 Vulnerabilities and Risks
- 4.10 Threat Modeling
