What You Will Learn 1. Cloud-Based Computing: An Architectural Overview - application architectures - the SPI Cloud Computing Model - key drivers for moving towards cloud-based services
2. Software as a Service (SaaS) - key enterprise applications - the SaaS transaction model(s) - SaaS security and audit concerns
3. Platform as a Service (PaaS) - major development providers/platforms - PaaS security and audit concerns
4. Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) - host security in the cloud - network security in the cloud - data storage/SAN in a cloud IaaS environment - cloud bursting - virtualization models for cloud-based services: Hypervisor VM and inter VM isolation - cloud-based security domains: virtualized security/firewalls - IaaS security and audit concerns
5. Cloud-Based Network Models - private cloud architectures - hybrid architectures - public architectures - de-perimiterization of networks: secure access from any device, anywhere
6. Brokered Cloud Services - cloud aggregators - cloud brokers - cloud management service portals
7. Security as a Service - identity management as a service - security event monitoring/IDS as a service - vulnerability management as a service - data leakage prevention as a service/Web filtering, e-mail filtering
8. Cloud-Based Security Standards and Dependencies - directories and identity management - federated identities - emerging security Standards: SPML, XACML, OAuth, OpenID, others
9. Governance in a Cloud Services Environment - key performance indicators - audit trails for cloud-based services - service level agreements, licensing - legal complexities: data privacy, globalization, trans-border constraints - third-party assessments and certifications: SAS70, ISO 27001
10. Disaster Recovery in a Cloud-Based Environment - SPI HA architectures - virtualized environments and their impact on disaster recovery - updating and testing disaster recovery plans
11. Cloud Security and Audit - key risks and audit concerns - identifying key controls and mitigations - cloud-based risk analysis models: ENISA, NIST, CSA - security best-practices models for cloud-based services - audit techniques and tests in a cloud-based environment
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