SNS S488 Cloud Security Essentials - GIAC Cloud Security Essentials GCLD
 
Course Description
This course provides a foundational understanding of cloud computing security principles across AWS, Azure, and Google Cloud. Learners explore shared responsibility models, data protection strategies, identity management, and continuous compliance practices required to operate secure multi cloud and hybrid environments.
 
What You Will Learn
Establish governance models for secure cloud adoption and ongoing compliance
Understand security differences across infrastructure platform and software based cloud services
Identify and mitigate common cloud misconfigurations that lead to data exposure
Design and implement secure identity and access management policies
Configure cloud native encryption logging and network security controls
Conduct cloud risk assessments and compliance reviews
Implement least privilege access multi factor authentication and automated security baselines
 
Who This Course Is For
This course is designed for security analysts cloud engineers IT professionals risk managers and technical leaders seeking a practical foundation in securing cloud environments and supporting enterprise cloud adoption.
 
Hands On Training Experience
Learners complete hands on labs in AWS and Azure environments. Exercises include deploying secure configurations enabling monitoring and logging capabilities and applying compliance templates to build resilient and well governed cloud architectures.
 
Course Outcomes
Establish secure cloud security foundations aligned with enterprise governance
Reduce risk from misconfiguration and identity related weaknesses
Improve visibility and monitoring across hybrid and multi cloud environments
Support compliant scalable cloud adoption initiatives