Course overview
This course also helps students prepare to take the EC-Council Cloud Security Essentials exam, 112-54. EC-Council requires NO prior cybersecurity knowledge and NO IT work experience, and we build the course to that. It finishes with a capstone project that puts all eight modules together.
What's included
14 itemsWhat you'll be able to do
15 objectives- Explain cloud computing service and deployment models, and what each one changes
- Understand shared responsibility, and where your obligations actually begin
- Apply cloud security fundamentals and the vocabulary the field uses
- Configure identity and access management in a cloud environment
- Apply least privilege, roles and federation without breaking the users
- Protect data at rest and in transit with the right encryption for the case
- Manage keys and secrets properly rather than storing them in the repository
- Secure cloud networking: segmentation, security groups and traffic control
- Apply application security to workloads you did not write
- Set up cloud security monitoring, and know what a useful alert looks like
- Respond to a cloud security incident through its stages
- Assess and prioritize cloud security risk, and manage it over time rather than at a point in time
- Apply cloud compliance and governance frameworks
- Understand audit, evidence and reporting obligations in a cloud tenant
- Complete a capstone project that ties the eight modules into one piece of work
The exam
- Exam 112-54 — EC-Council Cloud Security Essentials (CSE)
- Seventy-five multiple-choice questions
- Two hours to complete
- THE PASSING MARK MOVES. EC-Council uses several forms of this exam and sets a cut score for each one, ranging from 60% to 78%. There is no single published passing number, so prepare for the top of that range — you do not find out which form you have until you sit it
- Proctored, and delivered through the EC-Council exam center channel
- No prerequisites — no prior cybersecurity knowledge and no IT work experience is required
- Part of the EC-Council Essentials Series
- APPROVED BY FOUR STATE DEPARTMENTS OF EDUCATION — Virginia, Florida under CAPE, Ohio, and Arkansas. That matters for school, district and workforce funding
- CSE Voucher — an exam voucher is available through thinQtank for $299 USD. Ask when you register and we will add it to your enrollment
Who it's for, and what you need first
Target Audience
- Students and school leavers taking a first look at a cloud career
- Career changers who want cloud security without a four-year run-up
- IT professionals and system administrators whose estate has moved to the cloud
- Cloud administrators who were never taught the security half of the job
- Security operations staff who need cloud fluency fast
- Service members, veterans and military spouses using AF COOL, Army Credentialing Assistance, MyCAA or VET TEC 2.0
Prerequisites
- None. EC-Council requires no prior cybersecurity knowledge and no IT work experience — this is a genuine starting point
- Comfort using a computer and a browser is enough to begin
- No certification is needed first, and none is assumed
How it's delivered
Training Camp Format
Dates and locations
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| Mon Sep 14 – Sep 18, 20265 days · Mon–Fri | Sterling, VA21481 Ridgetop Cir | Guaranteed to run | Request info |
| Mon Sep 28 – Oct 2, 20265 days · Mon–Fri | Atlanta, GA431 Marietta St NW | Guaranteed to run | Request info |
| Mon Oct 19 – Oct 23, 20265 days · Mon–Fri | Burbank, CA3301 N San Fernando Blvd | Guaranteed to run | Request info |
| Mon Nov 16 – Nov 20, 20265 days · Mon–Fri | Sterling, VA21481 Ridgetop Cir | Open | Request info |
| Mon Nov 30 – Dec 4, 20265 days · Mon–Fri | Atlanta, GA431 Marietta St NW | Open | Request info |
| Mon Dec 7 – Dec 11, 20265 days · Mon–Fri | Burbank, CA3301 N San Fernando Blvd | Open | Request info |
| Mon Jan 4 – Jan 8, 20275 days · Mon–Fri | Sterling, VA21481 Ridgetop Cir | Open | Request info |
| Mon Jan 25 – Jan 29, 20275 days · Mon–Fri | Atlanta, GA431 Marietta St NW | Open | Request info |
| Mon Feb 1 – Feb 5, 20275 days · Mon–Fri | Burbank, CA3301 N San Fernando Blvd | Open | Request info |
| Mon Mar 1 – Mar 5, 20275 days · Mon–Fri | Sterling, VA21481 Ridgetop Cir | Open | Request info |
| Mon Mar 15 – Mar 19, 20275 days · Mon–Fri | Atlanta, GA431 Marietta St NW | Open | Request info |
| Mon Mar 29 – Apr 2, 20275 days · Mon–Fri | Burbank, CA3301 N San Fernando Blvd | Open | Request info |
| Mon Apr 26 – Apr 30, 20275 days · Mon–Fri | Sterling, VA21481 Ridgetop Cir | Open | Request info |
| Mon May 10 – May 14, 20275 days · Mon–Fri | Atlanta, GA431 Marietta St NW | Open | Request info |
| Mon May 24 – May 28, 20275 days · Mon–Fri | Burbank, CA3301 N San Fernando Blvd | Open | Request info |
| Mon Jun 21 – Jun 25, 20275 days · Mon–Fri | Sterling, VA21481 Ridgetop Cir | Open | Request info |
| Mon Jul 12 – Jul 16, 20275 days · Mon–Fri | Atlanta, GA431 Marietta St NW | Open | Request info |
| Mon Jul 19 – Jul 23, 20275 days · Mon–Fri | Burbank, CA3301 N San Fernando Blvd | Open | Request info |
| Mon Aug 16 – Aug 20, 20275 days · Mon–Fri | Sterling, VA21481 Ridgetop Cir | Open | Request info |
| Mon Aug 30 – Sep 3, 20275 days · Mon–Fri | Atlanta, GA431 Marietta St NW | Open | Request info |
| Mon Sep 13 – Sep 17, 20275 days · Mon–Fri | Burbank, CA3301 N San Fernando Blvd | Open | Request info |
| Mon Oct 18 – Oct 22, 20275 days · Mon–Fri | Sterling, VA21481 Ridgetop Cir | Open | Request info |
| Mon Oct 25 – Oct 29, 20275 days · Mon–Fri | Atlanta, GA431 Marietta St NW | Open | Request info |
| Mon Nov 15 – Nov 19, 20275 days · Mon–Fri | Burbank, CA3301 N San Fernando Blvd | Open | Request info |
| Mon Dec 6 – Dec 10, 20275 days · Mon–Fri | Sterling, VA21481 Ridgetop Cir | Open | Request info |
| Mon Dec 13 – Dec 17, 20275 days · Mon–Fri | Atlanta, GA431 Marietta St NW | Open | Request info |