Gain essential cloud security skills across AWS and Azure platforms, understand risks, governance, and modern security principles, and prepare for real-world roles with hands-on tools and practical insights.
Cloud environments are now the backbone of modern digital infrastructure, making security a critical skill for IT professionals. This course equips you with foundational knowledge to understand how cloud security operates across major platforms. You will begin by exploring core principles, shared responsibility models, and the structure of cloud computing, helping you build a solid conceptual base for securing cloud systems effectively. As you progress, the learning journey moves into practical domains such as identifying risks, applying security principles like least privilege and zero trust, and understanding governance frameworks. You will also gain insights into cloud security tooling, certifications, and industry expectations, enabling you to align your knowledge with real-world standards. The course further introduces infrastructure as code and serverless computing, demonstrating how automation and modern architectures influence security practices. By the end of this journey, you will have a clear understanding of how to approach cloud security across AWS and Azure environments. With exposure to account setup, tooling, and career guidance, you will be prepared to take your first steps toward cloud security roles and certifications, building confidence to operate in professional cloud environments. This course is designed for beginners, IT professionals, and aspiring cloud engineers looking to build a foundation in cloud security. It is ideal for students, system administrators, and developers transitioning to cloud roles. Basic knowledge of IT concepts, networking, or cloud computing is helpful but not mandatory This course follows a structured, concept-to-practice learning path, where each topic builds progressively by combining theory with real-world relevance, while hands-on setup and practical insights ensure immediate application of skills. This course is based on Cloud Security Fundamentals: AWS & Azure Focus, by Tyler Wall. This course is licensed and distributed by Packt. All rights reserved. Packt is one of the world's most prolific publishers of cutting-edge technical content. For over two decades we've made it our mission to curate and publish the knowledge of only the very best technical experts. We focus on real-world courses that help our customers get the job done, with coverage that extends across a wide range of established and cutting-edge technical topics. If you're an individual or an organisation that embraces learning by doing, Packt is the perfect fit for you.












