CY 489 Cloud Security *

This course provides an in-depth examination of component security in cloud computing environments. Drawing on guidelines and best practices outlined by the Cloud Security Alliance, students gain competencies in secure software development, identity management, encryption methods, and critical cloud security topics. Students build expertise in assessing and mitigating vulnerabilities in cloud components: operating systems, hypervisors, orchestration engines, and more. Upon successful completion of this course, students will be prepared to sit for the Certificate of Cloud Security Knowledge certification exam.

Credits

5

Prerequisite

For students to succeed in this course, CS 330 and IS 345 are required prerequisites

Outcomes

1. As a result of this course, students will:
2. 1. Explain cloud security in service models, lifecycle, and supply chain management.
3. 2. Summarize the connection among Governance and Enterprise Risk Management, Contracts, Electronic, Discovery, legal, compliance, and audit management frameworks.
4. 3. Analyze secure component development for software applications.
5. 4. Evaluate secure cloud structures, processes, and services.
6. 5. Evaluate a software application using secure components in the cloud.
7. 6. Create a secure cloud architecture plan.