This course gives learners an opportunity to explore data security in the cloud. In this course, learners will:
Cloud Data Security
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Cloud Data Security
This course is part of Cybersecurity in the Cloud Specialization
Instructor: Rick Smith
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10 hours to complete
3 weeks at 3 hours a week
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What you'll learn
How to analyze a data breach and trace it back to the vulnerability that made it possible.
How data security and privacy requirements arise from legal obligations and industry standards.
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Assessments
6 assignments
Taught in English
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There are 4 modules in this course
We organize our data into databases and structures to optimize our processing efforts. Data organization also impacts how we protect our data.
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5 videos2 assignments
Many systems rely on the Structured Query Language, and this has yielded some notorious security problems.
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2 videos1 reading1 assignment1 peer review
Each cloud vendor offers a variety of data storage and structuring services. While each vendor has their unique jargon, most services fall into well-known categories. We will examine these categories and use them to review could provider offerings.
What's included
5 videos1 assignment1 peer review
Privacy regulations give individuals some control over data collected about them by organizations. International trade makes it important to fulfill privacy expectations of other countries and regions.
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3 videos2 readings2 assignments
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