IAM and Cloud Billing
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.
Cloud Attacks and Threats
Details cloud attacks: DDoS, MitM, APTs, insider threats, phishing, ransomware, cryptojacking, malicious hosting, account hijacking, and insecure APIs. Explains importance of cloud security.
Security Controls and Scenarios
Covers preventive, detective, and corrective security controls. Includes scenario-based solutions for cloud transition, API vulnerabilities, abuse, data leakage, service hijacking, and VM escape.
Data Privacy and Compliance
Discusses data privacy, compliance regulations (HIPAA, GDPR, PCI DSS), security measures, shared responsibility model, disaster recovery, and cloud security audits.
Authentication and Authorization
Explains authentication types (multi-factor, biometrics), authorization models (RBAC, OAuth), auditing, and accountability. Covers AAA framework and shared responsibility in cloud service models.