Explains IAM users, groups, roles, and policies. Covers cloud billing models, scaling comparisons (traditional vs cloud), data management, scalability, databases, and large-scale data processing.
Details cloud attacks: DDoS, MitM, APTs, insider threats, phishing, ransomware, cryptojacking, malicious hosting, account hijacking, and insecure APIs. Explains importance of cloud security.
Covers preventive, detective, and corrective security controls. Includes scenario-based solutions for cloud transition, API vulnerabilities, abuse, data leakage, service hijacking, and VM escape.
Discusses data privacy, compliance regulations (HIPAA, GDPR, PCI DSS), security measures, shared responsibility model, disaster recovery, and cloud security audits.
Explains authentication types (multi-factor, biometrics), authorization models (RBAC, OAuth), auditing, and accountability. Covers AAA framework and shared responsibility in cloud service models.