This course is designed to provide you with a deep understanding of the critical security and compliance controls necessary for protecting cloud environments. Through two comprehensive lessons, you will first explore the implementation of security measures, including permissions, host-based access control, and application build types. Delve into the intricacies of encryption, data protection, and lifecycle policies to ensure robust data security. The course then advances to cover essential security procedures and incident response strategies. Learn to perform vulnerability assessments, implement security patches, and develop effective incident response plans. This course equips you with the practical skills needed to manage and secure cloud infrastructures effectively.
CompTIA Cloud CV0-003: Unit 4
This course is part of CompTIA Cloud CV0 003 Specialization
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Implement security and compliance controls, including permissions and encryption.
Master data protection techniques such as hashing and tokenization.
Conduct vulnerability assessments and apply security patches effectively.
Develop comprehensive incident response plans for cloud environments.
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In this course, we have two lessons covering the second half of the second exam question domain, identity and access management and network security. This covers a broad range of security topics and is broken in to two modules. The first part of this module is Lesson - security and compliance controls. The second part of this module is covered in Lesson - security procedures and incident response.
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