After completing the course, the student should be able to do the following: list and describe the OWASP Top 10 vulnerabilities; identify methods to provide cloud security assurance as part of the development life cycle, e.g. in a continuous delivery environment; list and describe the different types of virtualization or sandboxing used to protect cloud applications at either the server or client; describe the application of authentication factors and federated identity solutions in cloud client and server authentication; given a cloud application, explain where and how the necessary crypto keys, passwords, and other security secrets should be stored and distributed.
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Course 3 of 4 in the Cybersecurity in the Cloud Specialization
Syllabus
WEEK 1
Application Security Risks
This module introduces the course and reviews OWASP "Top Ten" risks relevant to cloud computing. There are also background videos on packet network operation.
WEEK 2
Architecture and Authentication
A discussion of server architecture principles and survey of user authentication mechanisms.
WEEK 3
Session Management
The session mechanism maintains application state across independent, stateless transactions via HTTP or a web API.
WEEK 4
Providers, Crypto, and Scripts
These videos cover additional topics: provider trust, using provider crypto, and security mechanisms for preventing script-based attacks.
