CCSP Cert Prep: 3 Cloud Platform and Infrastructure Security

Course details

Modern businesses are charged with keeping troves of sensitive data safe in the cloud. These companies need IT professionals who have a solid grasp of core infrastructure components and security controls. Earning the Certified Cloud Security Professional (CCSP) certification validates your cloud security knowledge and makes you stand out to potential employers. In this course, learn how to design a secure cloud operating environment as you prepare for the third domain of the CCSP exam: Cloud Platform and Infrastructure Security. Learn about the components of cloud infrastructure and how to design a secure data center. Plus, see how to design and plan out security controls, disaster recovery, and business continuity strategies.

Note: This course is designed to cover the most recent version of the CCSP exam, released in August 2022.

Concepts

0. Introduction

01 - Building a secure cloud platform
02 - What you need to know
03 - Study resources

1. Cloud Infrastructure

04 - Cloud infrastructure and components
05 - Cloud data centers
06 - Data center tiers
07 - Site and facility design
08 - Data center environmental controls
09 - Data center environmental protection
10 - Physical security control types
11 - Physical access control
12 - Visitor management
13 - Data and media sanitization
14 - Packet capture

2. Host Security

15 - Operating system security
16 - Malware prevention
17 - Application management
18 - Host-based network security controls
19 - File integrity monitoring

3. Identity and Access Management

20 - Identity and access management
21 - Identification, authentication, and authorization
22 - Provisioning and deprovisioning
23 - Authentication factors
24 - Multifactor authentication
25 - SSO and federation
26 - Kerberos and LDAP
27 - SAML
28 - OAuth and OpenID Connect
29 - Security service providers
30 - Identity as a Service (IDaaS)
31 - Privileged access management

4. Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery

32 - Business continuity planning
33 - Resilient design
34 - High availability and fault tolerance
35 - Disaster recovery planning
36 - Backups
37 - Restoring backups
38 - Disaster recovery sites
39 - Testing BC DR plans

Conclusion

40 - Continuing your CCSP certification journey

CCSP Cert Prep: 3 Cloud Platform and Infrastructure Security

Authors

Mike Chapple