University of Minnesota
Cybersecurity in the Cloud Specialization
University of Minnesota

Cybersecurity in the Cloud Specialization

Defend Your Cloud from Cyberattacks. Detect and block hackers with off-the-shelf cyber-defenses

Rick Smith

Instructor: Rick Smith

Sponsored by Abu Dhabi National Oil Company

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Specialization - 4 course series

Cloud Security Basics

Course 112 hours4.3 (101 ratings)

What you'll learn

  • Design a simple cloud service and select appropriate security measures to protect it.

  • Associate user roles with appropriate entities deploying or using a cloud service.

  • Assess levels of risk and recent vulnerabilities that apply to cloud services.

  • Learn and apply basic network security techniques in the cloud environment.

Skills you'll gain

Category: Cybersecurity
Category: IT Security Architecture
Category: Cryptography
Category: Data Security
Category: Information Systems Security
Category: Security Engineering
Category: Cloud Security
Category: Cloud Computing
Category: Cloud Infrastructure
Category: Network Security
Category: Information Technology Architecture
Category: Virtual Machines
Category: Information Technology
Category: Cloud Solutions
Category: Virtualization
Category: Virtualization and Virtual Machines
Category: Enterprise Security

Cloud Data Security

Course 210 hours4.3 (22 ratings)

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.

Skills you'll gain

Category: Cloud Security
Category: Cybersecurity
Category: Data Security
Category: Cloud Computing
Category: Information Assurance
Category: Data Management
Category: Information Systems Security
Category: Payment Card Industry (PCI) Data Security Standards
Category: Information Privacy
Category: General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)
Category: Cloud Storage
Category: Database Application
Category: Information Management
Category: Databases
Category: Data Infrastructure
Category: Cyber Security Policies
Category: Data Storage Technologies
Category: Data Storage
Category: Cloud Services
Category: Infrastructure Security

Cloud Application Security

Course 35 hours4.2 (23 ratings)

What you'll learn

Skills you'll gain

Category: Cybersecurity
Category: Open Web Application Security Project (OWASP)
Category: Web Applications
Category: Application Security
Category: Multi-Factor Authentication
Category: Data Security
Category: Cloud Security
Category: Authentications
Category: IT Security Architecture
Category: Security Engineering
Category: Identity and Access Management
Category: Cloud Computing
Category: Cloud Solutions
Category: Security Software
Category: Cloud Applications
Category: Cloud Development
Category: Enterprise Security
Category: Network Security
Category: Key Management
Category: Computer Security

Cloud Top Ten Risks

Course 49 hours4.6 (25 ratings)

What you'll learn

Skills you'll gain

Category: Cybersecurity
Category: Security Management
Category: Vulnerability
Category: Cloud Computing
Category: Cyber Risk
Category: Authentications
Category: Security Controls
Category: Identity and Access Management
Category: Cloud Security
Category: Application Security
Category: Open Web Application Security Project (OWASP)
Category: IT Security Architecture
Category: Security Engineering
Category: Cyber Attacks
Category: Distributed Denial-Of-Service (DDoS) Attacks
Category: Cyber Security Assessment
Category: Vulnerability Assessments
Category: Information Systems Security
Category: Cloud Solutions
Category: Security Software

Instructor

Rick Smith
University of Minnesota
4 Courses19,037 learners

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