Securing a Cloud Infrastructure

Welcome to the Securing a Cloud Infrastructure Lab. In this module, you will be provided with the instructions and devices needed to develop your hands-on skills.

Overview

Learning Outcomes:

In this module, you will complete the following exercise:

  • Exercise 1 – Cloud Security Controls and Solutions

After completing this module, you should have further knowledge of:

  • Hypervisor
  • Cloud Storage
  • Cloud Deployment Models
  • VDI/VDE
  • Cloud Access Security Broker
  • Security as a Service
  • High Availability Across Zones
  • Cloud Application Security Threats
  • Secure Web Gateway
  • Cloud Firewall Considerations
  • Cloud Secrets Management
  • Cloud Storage
  • Permissions Auditing and Review
  • Time-of-day Restrictions
  • Usage Auditing and Review
  • Virtualization
  • Compute
  • Network
  • Cloud Resource Policies

Exam Objectives:

The following exam objectives are covered in this module:

3.6 Given a scenario, apply cybersecurity solutions to the cloud.

  • Cloud Security Controls
  • Solutions
  • Cloud Native Controls vs. Third-party Solutions
Note: Our main focus is to cover the practical, hands-on aspects of the exam objectives. We recommend referring to course material or a search engine to research theoretical topics in more detail.