Course Summary
In this course, you will learn about the fundamental concepts of cloud computing security. You will gain a deep understanding of the security challenges and how to address them in the cloud.Key Learning Points
- Understand the security challenges of cloud computing
- Learn how to secure cloud applications and data
- Understand the importance of compliance and governance in cloud security
Related Topics for further study
Learning Outcomes
- Understand the security challenges and risks of cloud computing
- Learn how to secure cloud applications and data
- Understand the importance of compliance and governance in cloud security
Prerequisites or good to have knowledge before taking this course
- Basic understanding of cloud computing concepts
- Familiarity with networking and security concepts
Course Difficulty Level
IntermediateCourse Format
- Online self-paced
- Video lectures
- Interactive quizzes and assignments
Similar Courses
- AWS Certified Security Specialty
- Cybersecurity Essentials
- Introduction to Cybersecurity Tools & Cyber Attacks
Related Education Paths
Notable People in This Field
- Bruce Schneier
- Troy Hunt
Related Books
Description
In this MOOC, we will learn Cloud Computing basics using AWS as an example, We will guide you to create AWS account, planning AWS resources for your cloud systems, create AWS EC2 instances, access them and configure the popular LAMP web services with MySQL database. We will guide you to create user accounts for your programmer or operators using AWS Identify and Access management GUI, Register your domain name and setup DNS entry for your servers using AWS Route 53 in 22 mintues! and show you how to use AWS Command Line interface to create and managing instances and services programmatically. We then introduce AWS Load balancing feature, create load balancing cluster for scalability and reliability. We also demonstrate how to diagnose the problem introduced by the health check and firewall restriction conflicts. By the end of this course, you should be able to create your own web cluster with mysql databases, setup your users with credentials to manage your AWS resources/virtual machines either through their management control interface or using AWS CLI API using scripts. You will also learn the best practice in cloud security and debugging service interaction issues may arise in the cloud systems.
Outline
- Cloud Computing Basics
- Welcome to Cloud Computing
- Cloud Computing with AWS
- Cloud Computing Basic AWS as an Example Part 2
- AWS Cloud EC2 Service
- AWS Account Sign Up
- AWS Resource Planning
- Basic Cloud Service Models
- Cloud Service Interruption and Their Impact
- AWS EC2
- AWS How It Started Myth
- AWS Resource Features
- Quiz 1.1
- Secure Server Configuration and Integrated Access Management
- Create an AWS Instance
- Secure Access to AWS Instance
- Configure LAMP Server Software Packages
- Identity and Access Management
- AWS Command Line Interface (AWS CLI)
- Use AWS ClI to clone and manage instances
- Microsoft Azure an AWS Alternative
- Biomedical Cloud Computing With Amazon Web Services
- IAM Beyond Compliance Article
- AWS Command Line Interface
- Quiz 1.2
- Utilize Route53 DNS
- Setup Domain with Route53
- Register DNS Entries on Route53
- Using Route 53 Amazon's DNS Service for the Cloud
- Routing Traffic to an Amazon EC2 Instance
- Quiz 1.3 AWS Route 53 Advanced DNS Services
- AWS Load Balancer
- AWS Load Balancing
- Create AWS Load Balancing Cluster
- Diagnose AWS Load Balancing
- Elastic Load Balancing Deep Dive and Best Practices
- Articles on Issues with AWS ELB
- Detecting Issues with Load Balancers
- Survey Of Techniques And Challenges For Load Balancing In Public Cloud
- Quiz 1.4
Summary of User Reviews
Learn about cloud computing security with this course on Coursera. Users have given this course positive reviews for its informative content, hands-on exercises and knowledgeable instructors. One key aspect that many users thought was good is the practical approach to learning about cloud security.Pros from User Reviews
- Informative content
- Hands-on exercises
- Knowledgeable instructors
- Flexible schedule
- Real-world case studies
Cons from User Reviews
- Some technical jargon
- Limited interaction with instructors
- No certification offered
- May not be suitable for beginners
- Requires basic knowledge of cloud computing
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