Securing cloud environments is an essential skill in today’s technology-driven world, where organizations rely heavily on distributed infrastructure. This course equips learners with the strategies and frameworks necessary to understand and mitigate modern cloud security risks.

As you progress, you’ll explore how to assess vulnerabilities, build resilient architectures, and align cloud deployments with industry regulations. Through practical insights, you will develop the ability to secure real-world cloud services and protect enterprise workloads. Blending foundational theory with hands-on analysis, the course translates complex security models into actionable practices. You’ll examine each layer of cloud computing— from infrastructure to applications—through the lens of security operations. This course is ideal for IT professionals, security analysts, and cloud practitioners with basic knowledge of cloud computing concepts. Prior exposure to cloud service models will be helpful but not required. © Lee Newcombe 2012, 2020. The author has asserted the rights of the author under the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act, 1988, to be identified as the author of this work. Every possible effort has been made to ensure that the information contained in this course is accurate at the time of going to press, and the publisher and the author cannot accept responsibility for any errors or omissions, however caused. Any opinions expressed in this course are those of the author, not the publisher. Websites identified are for reference only, not endorsement, and any website visits are at the reader's own risk. No responsibility for loss or damage occasioned to any person acting, or refraining from action, as a result of the material in this publication can be accepted by the publisher or the author. Apart from any fair dealing for the purposes of research or private study, or criticism or review, as permitted under the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988, this publication may only be reproduced, stored or transmitted, in any form, or by any means, with the prior permission in writing of the publisher or, in the case of reprographic reproduction, in accordance with the terms of licences issued by the Copyright Licensing Agency. Enquiries concerning reproduction outside those terms should be sent to the publisher at the following address: IT Governance Publishing Ltd Unit 3, Clive Court Bartholomew’s Walk Cambridgeshire Business Park Ely, Cambridgeshire CB7 4EA United Kingdom www.itgovernancepublishing.co.uk