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- Categories:
- Cyber Security
- Level:
- Intermediate
- Code:
- CCSKPLUS
- Exam:
- Yes - Included
Overview
This three-day instructor-led course provides a comprehensive understanding of cloud security principles from the Cloud Security Alliance (CSA) Security Guidance. Covering all 12 domains of critical cloud security knowledge, the course equips learners with the skills to secure cloud environments regardless of cloud provider or platform.
Combining expert-led instruction with hands-on labs, learners explore cloud governance, identity and access management, infrastructure security, application security, data protection, incident response, and emerging technologies such as AI and Zero Trust. Successful completion of the course prepares learners for the Certificate of Cloud Security Knowledge (CCSK+) examination and helps organisations strengthen their cloud security capability.
Prerequisites
Participants should have:
- There are no formal prerequisites for this course
- A basic understanding of cloud computing concepts is recommended
- Familiarity with information security principles will help learners gain maximum benefit from the course
- An interest in cloud security best practices and governance is beneficial.
Target audience
This course is designed for:
- Security professionals responsible for securing cloud environments
- Cloud architects and cloud engineers
- Security consultants and risk professionals
- IT managers responsible for cloud governance and compliance
- Anyone seeking to develop cloud security knowledge and achieve the CCSK+ certification.
What's included
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What is Virtual?
Live, instructor-led training delivered online
Interactive online sessions led by subject matter experts. Learners join live classes, take part in discussions, and complete practical exercises from any location, making it easy to fit collaborative learning into busy schedules.
If you prefer to connect to a course that is taking place in a physical classroom, you can choose our Remote Access option. .
Best for: Teams and individuals who want expert guidance, real-time collaboration, and flexible access.
What's included?
3 Days instructor led course
Exam: Yes - Included
Online exam voucher
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Learning outcomes
By the end of this course, learners will be able to:
- Describe the core concepts and architectural principles of cloud computing
- Apply cloud governance, risk management, and compliance best practices
- Implement effective identity and access management strategies within cloud environments
- Secure cloud infrastructure, workloads, applications, and data
- Monitor cloud environments and respond to security incidents
- Apply Zero Trust principles and understand the security implications of AI within cloud environments
- Prepare confidently for the CCSK+ certification examination.
Course outline
Cloud computing concepts and architectures
- Understand cloud computing concepts and terminology
- Explore cloud deployment and service models
- Review the CSA Enterprise Architecture Model
- Understand shared security responsibility models.
Cloud governance, risk, audit, and compliance
- Explore cloud governance frameworks
- Manage cloud risk and compliance requirements
- Assess cloud service providers
- Understand audit and regulatory considerations.
Organisation management and identity management
- Manage cloud organisations securely
- Implement identity and access management strategies
- Configure federation and authentication
- Apply privileged access management best practices.
Security monitoring and infrastructure protection
- Monitor cloud environments using native security tools
- Analyse logs, telemetry, and security events
- Secure cloud infrastructure and networking
- Apply Zero Trust networking principles.
Cloud workload and data security
- Secure virtual machines, containers, serverless workloads, and AI workloads
- Protect cloud storage and sensitive information
- Implement encryption and key management
- Strengthen data security posture management.
Application security
- Apply secure software development lifecycle principles
- Implement secure application architectures
- Protect secrets and identities
- Understand DevSecOps practices.
Incident response and resilience
- Develop cloud incident response processes
- Prepare for, detect, analyse, and recover from security incidents
- Perform post-incident analysis
- Improve organisational resilience.
Related technologies and hands-on labs
- Explore Zero Trust and artificial intelligence strategies
- Configure core cloud account security
- Complete practical labs covering identity management, networking, encryption, application security, and cloud risk assessment
- Reinforce learning through guided hands-on exercises.
Exams and assessments
This course includes the official CCSK+ examination voucher and practice questions. The examination assesses knowledge across all 12 domains of the Cloud Security Alliance Security Guidance. Successful candidates achieve the Certificate of Cloud Security Knowledge (CCSK+) certification.
Hands-on learning
This course includes:
- Official CCSK+ hands-on labs
- Practical cloud security configuration exercises
- Guided activities covering identity, networking, encryption, and application security
- Risk assessment exercises using the CSA Cloud Controls Matrix and STAR Registry
- Instructor-led demonstrations and practical discussions.
Good to know
QA is proud to be an official Cloud Security Alliance training provider
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