The Basics: CCSP Learning Path

The Basics: The Certified Cloud Security Professional (CCSP) course gives you a high level overview of some of the learning objectives on the CCSP certification exam.

6 hours, 49 minutes

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About The Basics: CCSP

These concepts will help you identify and evaluate security risks for an organization’s cloud environment, understand fundamentals of the cloud computing architecture framework, understand security challenges associated with different types of cloud services, select and implement appropriate controls to ensure secure cloud services and walk you through an overview of key concepts of the 6 essential core domains of the CCSP Common Body of Knowledge. If you are interested in studying for the certification exam, be sure to check out the full CCSP learning path!

 

Syllabus

Domain 1: Architecture, concept, and design

Course - 02:37:00

This course covers the essentials of cloud architecture concepts and design. The goal is to provide an overview to understand cloud-based systems architecture and secure design requirements.

Domain 2: Cloud data security

Course - 01:08:00

This course covers the essentials of cloud data security. You will learn about data classification and categorization, data retention, data audits and data destruction and disposal.
Domain 3: Cloud platform and infrastructure security

Course - 01:15:00

This course covers the essentials of cloud storage architecture, cloud security strategies and cloud platform risks and responsibilities.
Domain 4: Cloud application security

Course - 00:24:00

This course covers the essentials of Software Development Lifecycle and software testing.
Domain 5: Cloud security operations and management

Course - 00:48:00

This course covers the essentials of physical and logical operations, monitoring and configuration management.
Domain 6: Cloud legal risk and compliance requirements

Course - 00:36:00

This course covers the essentials of cloud legal and compliances requirements. You will also learn about Assurance frameworks and certification.

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How to claim CPEs

Should you complete this learning path, you’ll be able to download a certificate of completion. Use this to claim your CPEs or CPUs.

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