Defend Your Cloud from Cyberattacks. Detect and block hackers with off-the-shelf cyber-defenses

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Cybersecurity in the Cloud SpecializationUniversity of Minnesota

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

CryptographyAccess ControlCross-Site ScriptingOWASP Top Ten RisksNetwork CryptographyNetwork SecurityCloud Computing SecurityCybersecurityCommon Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS)HIPAA basicsCompare cloud data servicesAnalyze a data breach

About this Specialization

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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.

Applied Learning Project

Learners assess cloud vulnerabilities and attack reports in the context of US national documentation standards. They also become familiar with cloud provider documentation and how to apply available security measures to major cloud cybersecurity risks.

Shareable Certificate

Earn a Certificate upon completion

100% online courses

Start instantly and learn at your own schedule.

Flexible Schedule

Set and maintain flexible deadlines.

Beginner Level

Familiarity with computer systems, software, and the Internet. See the FAQ below for additional details.

Approximately 4 months to complete

Suggested pace of 3 hours/week

English

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

Shareable Certificate

Earn a Certificate upon completion

100% online courses

Start instantly and learn at your own schedule.

Flexible Schedule

Set and maintain flexible deadlines.

Beginner Level

Familiarity with computer systems, software, and the Internet. See the FAQ below for additional details.

Approximately 4 months to complete

Suggested pace of 3 hours/week

English

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

How the Specialization Works

Take Courses

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Hands-on Project

Every Specialization includes a hands-on project. You'll need to successfully finish the project(s) to complete the Specialization and earn your certificate. If the Specialization includes a separate course for the hands-on project, you'll need to finish each of the other courses before you can start it.

Earn a Certificate

When you finish every course and complete the hands-on project, you'll earn a Certificate that you can share with prospective employers and your professional network.

There are 4 Courses in this Specialization

Course1

Course 1

Cloud Security Basics

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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.

Course2

Course 2

Cloud Data Security

This course gives learners an opportunity to explore data security in the cloud. In this course, learners will:

Course3

Course 3

Cloud Application Security

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.

Course4

Course 4

Cloud Top Ten Risks

After completing the course, the student should be able to do the following:

● Associate lists of OWASP Top Ten Risks with major cloud cybersecurity risks. ● Apply appropriate cryptographic techniques to secure authentication mechanisms and cloud data. ● Identify the most effective strategies for resisting injection attacks, cross-site scripting attacks, and object deserialization attacks. ● Assess strategies to address risks posed by administrative failures, including misconfiguration, broken access control, vulnerable software components, and security monitoring.

Instructor

Rick Smith

Lecturer

Computer Science and Engineering

7,414 Learners

4 Courses

Offered by

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.

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Can I just enroll in a single course?
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Is financial aid available?
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Can I take the course for free?
When you enroll in the course, you get access to all of the courses in the Specialization, and you earn a certificate when you complete the work. If you only want to read and view the course content, you can audit the course for free. If you cannot afford the fee, you can apply for financial aid.
Is this course really 100% online? Do I need to attend any classes in person?
This course is completely online, so there’s no need to show up to a classroom in person. You can access your lectures, readings and assignments anytime and anywhere via the web or your mobile device.
How long does it take to complete the Specialization?
Sixteen (16) weeks: each course is scheduled over a 4-week period. Some students may complete some weeks faster, depending on availability of peer review.
What background knowledge is necessary?
The course is intended for cybersecurity novices. Learners must be familiar with the following:
Major hardware and software components of their computer
The role of backups and updates
The distinction between a 'local' network and the public Internet
Experience writing simple software programs or scripts
Do I need to take the courses in a specific order?
The courses are designed to be taken in this order:
Cloud Security Basics
Cloud Data Security
Cloud Application Security
Top Ten Cloud Risks*
If learners take the courses in a different order, they will encounter topics that are explained in the earlier courses.
* The Top Ten Cloud Risks course may be taken by itself if the learner already knows cybersecurity fundamentals and, in particular, how the major risks manifest themselves in the cloud environment.
Will I earn university credit for completing the Specialization?
The University of Minnesota's Software Engineering Center offers an in-person graduate program in which you may be able to take the course for credit.
What will I be able to do upon completing the Specialization?
You will develop proficiency at assessing cloud vulnerabilities and attack reports in the context of US national documentation standards. You will also learn to navigate cloud provider documentation and apply available features to classic cybersecurity risks.

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