CCSP Cert Prep: 2 Data Security

Course details

Are you a cybersecurity or cloud computing professional preparing for the Cloud Data Security domain of the CCSP exam? In this course, Mike Chapple presents the detailed information you need, using the objectives that will be reflected in the August 2022 exam release. This course covers the second domain of the CCSP exam: Cloud Data Security. Mike discusses cloud data storage and shows you how the cloud data lifecycle guides security efforts in the cloud. He explains encryption, key management, the infrastructure of public keys, and cryptographic applications like TLS, SSL, IPsec, and more. Mike dives into data protection and effective information management. Plus, he goes over the key principles of making your data events auditable in the cloud.

Concepts

0. Introduction

01 - Securing data in the cloud
02 - What you need to know
03 - Study resources
04 - Cloud data lifecycle

1. Cloud Data Storage

05 - Block storage types
06 - Data dispersion
07 - Cloud storage security threats

2. Encryption

08 - Understanding encryption
09 - Symmetric and asymmetric cryptography
10 - Goals of cryptography
11 - Choosing encryption algorithms

3. Key Management

12 - Cryptographic Key Security
13 - Key exchange
14 - Diffie-Hellman
15 - Key escrow
16 - Hardware security modules

4. Public Key Infrastructure

17 - Trust models
18 - PKI and digital certificates
19 - Hash functions
20 - Digital signatures
21 - Creating a digital certificate
22 - Revoking a digital certificate

5. Cryptographic Applications

23 - TLS and SSL
24 - IPsec
25 - Securing common protocols

6. Data Protection

26 - Data anonymization
27 - Data obfuscation
28 - Data loss prevention

7. Information Management

29 - Information classification
30 - Data discovery
31 - Information rights management
32 - Intellectual property
33 - Data security policies
34 - eDiscovery and evidence preservation

8. Data Event Auditability

35 - Security event logging
36 - Tuning and configuring SIEMs
37 - Continuous security monitoring
38 - Chain of custody

Conclusion

39 - Continuing your CCSP certification journey