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Cloud Security Specialist


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Cloud Security Specialists are responsible for safeguarding an organization's cloud-based systems, networks, and data. They help to design, implement and maintain security protocols and policies for cloud-based applications. These professionals ensure data protection across cloud platforms like AWS, Azure, and Google Cloud Platform.

Primary NICE Framework Work Role Responsibilities:

  • Cybersecurity Architecture (DD-WRL-001): Responsible for ensuring that security requirements are adequately addressed in all aspects of enterprise architecture, including reference models, segment and solution architectures, and the resulting systems that protect and support organizational mission and business processes in cloud environments
  • Systems Security Analysis (IO-WRL-006): Responsible for developing and analyzing the integration, testing, operations, and maintenance of systems security. Prepares, performs, and manages the security aspects of implementing and operating cloud-based systems and infrastructure
  • Infrastructure Support (PD-WRL-004): Responsible for testing, implementing, deploying, maintaining, and administering infrastructure hardware and software for cybersecurity, specifically focused on cloud security tools, monitoring systems, and protective measures
  • Security Control Assessment (OG-WRL-012): Responsible for conducting independent comprehensive assessments of management, operational, and technical security controls and control enhancements employed within or inherited by cloud systems to determine their overall effectiveness
 

Here is the course outline:

Blind Spots in Cloud Workload Protection

Compliance Automation Gaps

Configuration Drift & Misconfigurations

IAM Privilege Escalation at Scale

Multi Cloud Security Complexity

Completion

The following certificates are awarded when the course is completed:

CPE Credit Certificate