Introducing Cisco Cloud Consumer Security

The Introducing Cisco Cloud Consumer Security (SECICC) v1.0 course gives you a technical overview of basic concepts and components of the cloud, and the Cisco® solutions used to provide comprehensive security of your cloud-based environment. In this primarily lecture-based course, you’ll learn the basics from a cloud consumer perspective including securing cloud and software as a service (SaaS) application environments. This introductory course provides insights on using Cisco Stealthwatch™ Cloud, Cisco CloudLock, Cisco Umbrella™ and more to protect the user when using cloud-based applications.

Who Should Attend?

This course benefits cloud consumers and administrators of public cloud, private cloud, and hybrid cloud infrastructures:

• Security architects
• Cloud architects
• Network engineers and administrators
• System engineers and adminstrators
• Cloud security consumers
• Cloud application administrators
• IT managers
• Line of business managers
• Cisco integrators and partners

Prerequisites

This course has no prerequisites, but you’ll get the most from the course if you have the following knowledge and skills:

• Basic computer literacy
• Basic PC operating system navigation skills
• Basic Internet usage skills
• Basic IP address knowledge

We also recommend that you have the following skills:

• Prior knowledge of cloud computing and virtualization software basics

Course Outline

Introducing the Cloud

• Describe the Evolution of Cloud Computing
• Explain Cloud Service Models
• Explore Cloud Deployment Models

Introducing Securing the Cloud

• Describe the Cisco Threat-Centric Approach to Network Security
• Describe Cloud Physical Environment Security
• Describe Cloud Network Infrastructure Security
• Explain Application Security
• Explore Cloud Management and API Security
• Describe Cisco Cloud-Based Security Solutions
• Describe Network Functions Virtualization (NFV), Virtual Network Function (VNF), and Secure Agile Exchange (SAE)
• Describe Cisco CloudCenter for MultiCloud Management
• Describe Cisco Stealthwatch

Describing Cloud Security Solutions Using AWS

• Identify AWS Security Offerings
• Identify Cisco Security Solutions in AWS

Introducing Security in an SaaS Environment

• Describe SaaS Applications
• Describe SaaS Security Challenges
• Explain Cloud Access Security Broker
• Describe Cisco CloudLock
• Describe OAuth and OAuth Attacks
• Describe Cisco Advanced Malware Protection for Endpoints
• Describe Cisco Cloud Email Security
• Describe Cisco Umbrella