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Cybersecurity in the Cloud SpecializationUniversity of Minnesota

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This course introduces you to cybersecurity for the cloud. We'll learn and apply classic security techniques to today’s cloud security problems. We start with a deceptively simple and secure web service and address the problems arising as we improve it. We’ll analyze recent cloud security vulnerabilities using standard, systematic techniques. We’ll build our own web service case studies and construct security solutions for them. Our toolkit contains classic security concepts like Least Privilege and Separation of Duty, as well as more technical cryptographic and access control techniques.

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Cybersecurity in the Cloud Specialization

Beginner Level

Approx. 12 hours to complete

English

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What you will 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 will gain

Network Cryptography
Network Security
Cloud Computing Security
Cybersecurity
Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS)

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Course 1 of 4 in the

Cybersecurity in the Cloud Specialization

Beginner Level

Approx. 12 hours to complete

English

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Rick Smith

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Computer Science and Engineering

12,698 Learners

4 Courses

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University of Minnesota

The University of Minnesota is among the largest public research universities in the country, offering undergraduate, graduate, and professional students a multitude of opportunities for study and research. Located at the heart of one of the nation’s most vibrant, diverse metropolitan communities, students on the campuses in Minneapolis and St. Paul benefit from extensive partnerships with world-renowned health centers, international corporations, government agencies, and arts, nonprofit, and public service organizations.

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Syllabus - What you will learn from this course

Week1

Week 1

4 hours to complete

Introduction

4 hours to complete

12 videos (Total 65 min), 4 readings, 6 quizzes

12 videos

Welcome to Cloud Security Basics5mIntroducing Internet Service Security4mStep 1: Isolated Desktop Service8mScoring CIA Impacts4mAttacking the Step 1 System5mStep 2. Improved Robustness7mStep 3. Separated Duties7mUser and Group Permissions3mA Discussion Forum Scenario7mElements of an Internet Service Outline4mService Outline Example: Discussion Forum4mService Outline: Peer Review Assignment1m

4 readings

An overview of Cloud Security Basics10mScenario 1-The Costly Schedule1mScenario 2-The Discussion Forum1mChapters from "Authentication: From Passwords to Public Keys"5m

5 practice exercises

Internet Service Security10mStep 120mStep 230mStep 34mSteps 1 through 320m

Week2

Week 2

3 hours to complete

A Secure Network for a Private Cloud

3 hours to complete

7 videos (Total 44 min)

Week3

Week 3

4 hours to complete

Cryptography for Remote Access and Support

4 hours to complete

15 videos (Total 75 min), 1 reading, 6 quizzes

15 videos

Step 5: Remote Administration4mSecret Sharing with Public-Key Crypto3mTransport Layer Security4mHashing for Authentication4mNetwork Authentication4mTLS Message Integrity4mClassic SSL/TLS Using the RSA Cipher5mAuthenticating Network Servers4mDigital Signatures3mValidating a Public-Key Certificate4mWho Signs a Public-Key Certificate?4mDelegation and Certificate Chains4mSecuring the Step 5 Services5mDescribing an Attack using CVSS7mAssessing a Vulnerability with CVSS9m

1 reading

Assessment of CVE-2019-994510m

5 practice exercises

Public Key Exchange and TLS5mCrypto Authentication5mServer Authentication5mPublic Key Certificates10mStep 5 Services5m

Week4

Week 4

3 hours to complete

Step 6 and Cloud Security

3 hours to complete

8 videos (Total 39 min), 1 reading, 3 quizzes

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TOP REVIEWS FROM CLOUD SECURITY BASICS

by MKFeb 7, 2022

Please dont ive Peer grade assignment rather quiz are better

by VRMay 16, 2021

It's very good course to learn basics of cloud security. Easy to understand and very insightful.

by SSJun 18, 2020

Amazing course with the best instructor.

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