Certificate of Cloud Security Knowledge (CCSK) V5

Your first step toward cloud security expertise

It is undeniable. Cyber security is one of the most in-demand areas of IT now, and even more so in the future. And since cloud technologies represent such a large part of modern IT infrastructure and solutions, it is only logical that a large part of the study of cyber security should focus on the cloud.

This course prepares you for success in the CCSK certification exam. To ensure this, you will gain an in-depth understanding of the full capabilities of cloud computing. You will learn the knowledge to effectively develop a holistic cloud security program relative to globally accepted standards. Finally, you will learn to employ best practices for IAM, cloud incident response, application security, and much more.

This CCSK course also features hands-on activities, plenty of review questions, and step by step guidance for success when taking the CCSK exam.  This certification is considered an excellent first step for students wanting to become IT security professionals.

Topics in this course include:

• Cloud computing concepts and architectures (service/deployment models, shared responsibility, reference architectures)

• Cloud governance (policies/standards, data classification, vendor governance, accountability)

• Risk, audit, and compliance (risk management, audit methods, compliance mapping, control assessment)

• Organization management (roles/responsibilities, operating models, aligning security with business goals)

• Identity and access management (identity lifecycle, authentication/authorization, federation/SSO, privileged access)

• Security monitoring (cloud telemetry, logging/monitoring strategy, detection/alerting, analytics)

• Infrastructure and networking (virtual networking, segmentation, secure connectivity, common cloud network risks)

• Cloud workload security (VMs/containers/serverless, hardening, vulnerability/patching, runtime protection)

• Data security (encryption concepts, key management, sensitive data handling, data lifecycle)

• Application security (secure design, API security, CI/CD security, DevSecOps, automation)

• Incident response and resilience (cloud IR considerations, visibility/evidence, recovery planning)

• Related technologies and strategies (Zero Trust, AI/GenAI considerations in cloud security)

Even for those not interested in achieving the CCSK certification, this course helps to build a strong foundation in cloud security and can form the basis for expertise in this critical area of modern IT security.