The course covers foundational cloud security concepts and practices:

1. Shared Responsibility Model: Understanding roles of cloud providers and customers.
2. Identity & Access Management: Roles, policies, MFA, and least privilege.
3. Data Protection: Encryption, key management, and secure storage.
4. Network Security: Firewalls, VPCs, and secure connectivity.
5. Compliance & Monitoring: Logging, auditing, and regulatory frameworks.

Modules are designed to build secure cloud architecture skills:

• Weekly labs on IAM, encryption, and network controls.
• Mini-projects focused on securing cloud workloads.
• Peer reviews and compliance mapping exercises.
• Capstone project: Design and secure a cloud-based application infrastructure.

Classes are held twice weekly:

• One lecture session covering cloud security theory and tools.
• One lab session for hands-on cloud configuration and testing.
• Optional office hours for mentoring and cloud walkthroughs.

This course teaches how to secure cloud environments across major platforms. It emphasizes identity management, data protection, and compliance.

By the end, students will be able to implement core cloud security controls and monitor cloud assets effectively.

• Understand cloud security principles and shared responsibility.
• Configure IAM, encryption, and secure networking.
• Prepare for cloud security certifications and roles.
• Build a portfolio of secure cloud architectures.