Professional Cloud Service Manager

Course Information

Course Name

PCSM: Professional Cloud Service Manager

Exam code

PCSM

Duration

3 Days

Certification

Professional Cloud Service Manager™ Certification

Overview

The Professional Cloud Security Manager (PCS) course is to explore relevant concepts related to security, risk and compliance within the cloud computing environment. The objectives for this course are to enable the candidates to apply the underpinning security concepts into an enterprise cloud computing environment. The risks and the impact of cloud computing must be understood in terms of both business and technical security challenges and their effect on business and technical governance and policy. The course also presents the terminologies used to describe security threats and issues and, in particular, those in cloud computing.

At the end of the course, the learner will be able to understand how to secure the different cloud computing services and deployment models and also how to design security in the cloud infrastructure, configurations and applications running within a cloud computing environment. It helps in understanding, applying and analyzing how to manage access to cloud computing resources using accounts, users and groups; and ways that the security manager can secure the data, operating systems, and applications and overall infrastructure within the cloud.

The course materials include comprehensive reference materials that help participants continue the educational experience after the course. The course prepares candidates for the Professional Cloud Security Manager exam provided by the Cloud Credential Council.

Audience Profile

The Professional Cloud Security Manager course will be of interest to:

• IT Security Professionals (e.g., Security Engineers, Analysts and Architectures)

• IT Risk and Compliance Professionals (e.g., Risk Management, Audit and Compliance Managers).

• Auditors of Cloud Computing Services

• Network Engineers/Administrators

• Email System Administrators

Prerequisites

There are no formal prerequisites; however, it is recommended that participants have five years of Enterprise Security experience and solid understanding of cloud computing services and deployment models.

At Course Completion

By the end of this course participants gain competencies in, and are able to:

• Explain what it takes to secure the different cloud computing services and deployment models.

• Explain design security regarding the cloud infrastructure, configurations, and applications running within a cloud computing environment.

• Explain, apply, and analyze how to manage access to cloud computing resources using accounts, users, and groups.

• Explain, apply, and analyze methods to secure data, operating systems, applications, and the overall infrastructure of the cloud.

Course Outline

Module 1: Course Introduction

• Overview

• Course Learning Objectives

• Course Agenda

• Activities

• Case Study

• Certification

Module 2: Cloud Computing: Security, Risks, and Governance.

• Module Learning Objectives

• Module Topics

• Cloud Computing Basics

• Information Security Management

• IT Governance

• Cloud Computing Security

• Module Summary

Module 3: Physical and Operations Security: A Shared Responsibility

• Module Learning Objectives

• Module Topics

• Security and Compliance: A Shared Responsibility

• Physical and Operations Security Considerations

• Risk Management: A Shared Perspective

• Module Summary

Module 4: Security Management Controls in Cloud Computing

• Module Learning Objectives

• Module Topics

• Identity and Access Management

• Data Protection

• Data Security Lifecycle

• Forensics in the Cloud

• Module Summary

Module 5: Legal, Contractual, and Operational Monitoring in the Cloud

• Module Learning Objectives

• Module Topics

• Legal and Regulatory Landscape

• Monitoring: Providers and Subscribers

• Security Operations in the Cloud

• Module Summary

Module 6: Network Security Management in the Cloud

• Module Learning Objectives

• Module Topics

• Network Management in the Cloud

• Vulnerability Management

• Cloud Security Architecture

• Module Summary

Module 7: Business Continuity, Disaster Recovery, and Capacity/Performance Planning

• Module Learning Objectives

• Module Topics

• Business Continuity

• Disaster Recovery Resilient Technology

• Capacity and Performance Planning for Cloud

• Module Summary

Module 8: Advanced Cloud Security Management Practices

• Module Learning Objectives

• Module Topics

• Advanced Security Considerations

• Secure Development Standards in the Cloud

• Cloud Security Planning

• Module Summary

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