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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. 13 hours to complete

English

Subtitles: French, Portuguese (European), Russian, English, Spanish

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)

Flexible deadlines

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Course 1 of 4 in the

Cybersecurity in the Cloud Specialization

Beginner Level

Approx. 13 hours to complete

English

Subtitles: French, Portuguese (European), Russian, English, Spanish

Instructor

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4.57/5 (15 Ratings)

Rick Smith

Lecturer

Computer Science and Engineering

10,244 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.

Syllabus - What you will learn from this course

Week

Week 1

4 hours to complete

Introduction

Here we introduce Internet server security in six steps, covering the first three in detail.

4 hours to complete

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

12 videos

Welcome to Cloud Security Basics5m

Introducing Internet Service Security4m

Step 1: Isolated Desktop Service8m

Scoring CIA Impacts4m

Attacking the Step 1 System5m

Step 2. Improved Robustness7m

Step 3. Separated Duties7m

User and Group Permissions3m

A Discussion Forum Scenario7m

Elements of an Internet Service Outline4m

Service Outline Example: Discussion Forum4m

Service Outline: Peer Review Assignment1m

4 readings

An overview of Cloud Security Basics10m

Scenario 1-The Costly Schedule1m

Scenario 2-The Discussion Forum1m

Chapters from "Authentication: From Passwords to Public Keys"5m

5 practice exercises

Internet Service Security10m

Step 120m

Step 230m

Step 34m

Steps 1 through 320m

Week

Week 2

3 hours to complete

A Secure Network for a Private Cloud

We examine techniques to control how different hosts interact within a network.

3 hours to complete

7 videos (Total 44 min)

Week

Week 3

4 hours to complete

Cryptography for Remote Access and Support

Modern systems rarely reside inside a single trust boundary. We use cryptography to protect information when it travels outside our trust boundary.

4 hours to complete

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

15 videos

Step 5: Remote Administration4m

Secret Sharing with Public-Key Crypto3m

Transport Layer Security4m

Hashing for Authentication4m

Network Authentication4m

TLS Message Integrity4m

Classic SSL/TLS Using the RSA Cipher5m

Authenticating Network Servers4m

Digital Signatures3m

Validating a Public-Key Certificate4m

Who Signs a Public-Key Certificate?4m

Delegation and Certificate Chains4m

Securing the Step 5 Services5m

Describing an Attack using CVSS7m

Assessing a Vulnerability with CVSS9m

1 reading

Assessment of CVE-2019-994510m

5 practice exercises

Public Key Exchange and TLS5m

Crypto Authentication5m

Server Authentication5m

Public Key Certificates10m

Step 5 Services5m

Week

Week 4

3 hours to complete

Step 6 and Cloud Security

The public cloud provides both operational benefits and security challenges. We use concepts from the earlier modules to address cloud security challenges.

3 hours to complete

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

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About the Cybersecurity in the Cloud Specialization

This Specialization introduces cybersecurity to novice software developers. It presents essential security concepts and how they apply to cloud deployments. Learners develop proficiency at assessing cloud vulnerabilities and attack reports. They also dive into cloud provider documentation to apply available features to classic cybersecurity risks.

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