CYB 4142 units400 LevelFirst Semester

Cloud Computing Security

B.Sc. Cybersecurity, University of Uyo

Securing cloud environments: cloud service and deployment models, data-centre and virtualisation security, the cloud cube model, threat mitigation, and the standards (NIST, Cloud Security Alliance) that govern effective cloud management.

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Course outline

  1. 01Cloud computing, vendors, threats, and the cloud reference model
  2. 02Cloud-enabling technologies, services, and service-oriented architectures
  3. 03Cloud service models (IaaS, PaaS, SaaS) and deployment models (Public, Private, Hybrid, Community)
  4. 04Data centres: servers, storage, networking and virtualisation
  5. 05The cloud cube model and security for cloud computing
  6. 06Cloud threats, threat mitigation, and security risks
  7. 07Cloud Security Alliance, NIST Information Assurance Framework, cloud audit
  8. 08Cloud business continuity planning and architectural best practices for designing for the cloud
  9. 09Economics of the cloud; cloud strategy and standards

Recommended textbooks

  • Cloud Security and Privacy — Tim Mather, Subra Kumaraswamy & Shahed Latif

    Foundational and widely referenced text

  • AWS Certified Security Specialty Study Guide — Chad Smith

    Practical AWS security; aligns well with the practical portion

How to pass CYB 414

  • AWS, Azure, and Google Cloud all offer free tiers — create an account and explore IAM hands-on
  • Cloud certifications (AWS Security Specialty, Azure SC-900) can be pursued during 400L
  • Shared responsibility is the most exam-critical concept: draw the model from memory
  • OWASP Cloud Top 10 is a free, authoritative reference for cloud-specific attack vectors

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