Safeguard cloud resources

In this module you will:

• Explain the main argument in favor of continual and consistent monitoring and oversight in cloud-based IT systems
• Describe the three types of quantitative measurements that play a role in monitoring
• Understand the mechanics of monitoring platforms that utilize agents to collect and report back information
• Understand the mechanics of monitoring platforms that rely upon pre-existing sources of information such as service logs to analyze performance
• Understand the metrics that are the most beneficial to monitoring
• Learn how measurements are used to judge performance levels
• Describe the justification for problem ticketing
• Describe what KPIs are and how they differ from metrics
• Discuss the concept of “everyday remediation”

This content is provided in partnership with Dr. Majd Sakr and Carnegie Mellon University.

In this module you will:

• Understand the importance of risk assessment in implementing cloud security
• Understand how cloud customers and cloud service providers share responsibility for security
• List some of the prominent threats to cloud security
• Understand the role that cryptography plays in securing data
• Understand the difference between symmetric encryption and asymmetric encryption
• Understand how public key cryptography facilitates the secure exchange of data
• Explain the concept of multilayered data security and why it is necessary
• Explain some of the services offered by data-security platforms and the integrated security services offered by cloud service providers

In Partnership with Dr. Majd Sakr and Carnegie Mellon University.

In this module you will:

• Understand the meaning of “fault tolerance”
• List reactive techniques used to achieve fault tolerance in cloud platforms
• List proactive techniques used to achieve fault tolerance in cloud platforms
• Understand the backup services offered by leading cloud service providers
• Understand the role that backup services play in disaster response and recovery
• Explain the difference between backup services and disaster-recovery services
• List the service-level objectives that drive disaster-recovery planning
• List the disaster-recovery services offered by leading cloud service providers
• Explain what resilience is and how it is measured
• Explain how resilience contributes to business continuity

In Partnership with Dr. Majd Sakr and Carnegie Mellon University.

• Introduction
• Why monitor
• Monitoring platforms
• Metrics, indicators, and correlations
• Remediation planning
• Summary

• Introduction
• Cloud security responsibilities
• Threats to cloud security
• Encryption
• Data security in the cloud
• Summary

• Introduction
• Failures and fault tolerance
• Backup services
• Disaster recovery services
• Resilience in design and policy
• Summary