Certified Cloud Security Professional (CCSP)

(ISC)² developed the Certified Cloud Security Professional (CCSP) credential to ensure that cloud security professionals have the required knowledge, skills, and abilities in cloud security design, implementation, architecture, operations, controls, and compliance with regulatory frameworks.

A CCSP applies information security expertise to a cloud computing environment and demonstrates competence in cloud security architecture, design, operations, and service orchestration. This professional competence is measured against a globally recognized body of knowledge.

Course Prerequisites

Candidates must have at least five years of cumulative paid work experience in information technology, of which three years must be in information security and one year in one or more of the six domains of the CCSP CBK.

Earning a CSA’s CCSK certificate can be substituted for one year of experience in one or more of the six domains of the CCSP CBK. Earning the CISSP credential can be substituted for the entire CCSP experience requirement.

Who Should Attend?

The CCSP is ideal for IT and information security leaders responsible for applying best practices to cloud security architecture, design, operations, and service orchestration, including those in the following positions:

• Cloud Architect

• Cloud Engineer

• Cloud Consultant

• Cloud Administrator

• Cloud Security Analyst

• Cloud Specialist

• Auditor of Cloud Computing Services

• Professional Cloud Developer

Domain 1: Cloud Concepts, Architecture and Design

• Understand Cloud Computing Concepts

• Describe the Reference reference architecture.

• Understand Security Concepts Relevant to Cloud Computing

• Understand Design Principles of Secure Cloud Computing

• Evaluate Cloud Service Providers

Domain 2. Cloud Data Security

• Describe the Cloud Data Lifecycle

• Design and Implement Cloud Data Storage Architectures

• Design and Apply Data Security Technologies Strategies

• Implement Data Discovery

• Plan and implement data classification

• Design and Implement Information Rights Management (IRM)

• Plan and Implement Data Retention, Deletion, and Archiving Policies

• Design and Implement Auditability, Traceability, and Accountability of Data Events

Domain 3. Cloud Platform & Infrastructure Security

• Comprehend Cloud Infrastructure and Platform Components

• Design a Secure Data Center

• Analyze Risks Associated with Cloud Infrastructure and Platforms

• Plan and Implementation of Security Controls

• Plan business continuity (BC) and disaster recovery (DR)

Domain 4. Cloud Application Security

• Advocate Training and Awareness for Application Security

• Describe the Secure Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) process

• Apply the Software Development life cycle (SDLC)

• Apply Cloud Software Assurance and Validation

• Use verified secure software

• Comprehend The Specifics of Cloud Application Architecture

• Design appropriate identity and access management (IAM) solutions

Domain 5. Cloud Security Operations

• Build and Implement Physical and Logical Infrastructure for Cloud Environment

• Operate and Maintain Physical and Logical Infrastructure for Cloud Environment

• Implement Operational Controls and Standards (E.G., Information Technology Infrastructure Library (ITIL), International Organization for Standardization/International Electrotechnical Commission (ISO/IEC) 20000-1)

• Support Digital Forensics

• Manage Communication with Relevant Parties

• Manage Security Operations

Domain 6. Legal, Risk and Compliance

• Articulate Legal Requirements and Unique Risks within the Cloud Environment

• Understand Privacy Issues

• Understand Audit Processes, Methodologies, and Required adaptations for a Cloud Environment

• Understand the Implications of Cloud to Enterprise Risk Management

• Understand Outsourcing and Cloud Contract Design