Cybersecurity, Networking, and Cloud Computing

Designed for early and mid-career IT professionals and engineers including:

• Current and aspiring Cloud and Security Specialists. 
• Software Developers and Data Engineers.
• Mid-Level Managers and Decision Makers.

Ideal for mid-career IT and cybersecurity professionals as well as programmers/developers and enterprise teams looking to:

• Specialize in cloud security to stay competitive, improve job prospects.
• Earn certifications that are increasingly in demand within modern tech ecosystems.  

Best for individuals looking to advance in IT networking and security, including:

• Professionals with 9-12 months of IT networking experience.

Tailored for software developers and engineers at any level who:

• Want to know how to prevent possible security risks and vulnerabilities.
• Work in teams implementing cybersecurity awareness, such as analysts or architects. (e.g., analysts and architects).

Geared towards senior security professionals, including:

• Security managers, analysts, auditors, and architects.
• IT directors, CISOs, and network architects aiming to deepen their expertise.

• No prerequisite education or work experience is required for this course.
• A working literacy of computing devices, operating systems, and the internet will help in this course. 

• Basic experience with Linux bash programming.
• At least an introductory understanding of popular programming languages used in systems development, like Python and C.

• No prerequisite education or work experience is required for this course or CompTIA Network+ certification.
• A degree in engineering, mathematics, or computer science is recommended, but not required.
• Basic knowledge of programming and programming languages is strongly recommended.

• At least two years of coding experience in Java, Python, C, C++, or JavaScript is required.

• Five or more years experience as a security professional; OR
• Four years of work experience in the cybersecurity field and an undergraduate degree.

A candidate who does not have the required experience to become a CISSP may become an Associate of ISC2 by successfully passing the CISSP examination. They will still hold the CISSP certification.

• Eight weeks (up to six hours per week)

• Nine weeks (up to five hours per week)

• Eight weeks (access materials for 365 days)

• Eight weeks (up to five hours per week)

• Start anytime (access materials for 180 days)

• Online learning with hands-on lab activities

• Online learning with hands-on lab activities

• Online learning with available instructor support

• Online learning with hands-on lab activities

• Online self-paced course with independent study

• Explain the key concepts of cloud computing, infrastructure and its use cases.
• Discuss the design and management of cloud solutions including storage, networks and applications. 
• Deploy a range of cloud instances and services, including web services, cloud storage instances, and networks.
• Identify common threats to cloud environments and strategies to increase security.
• Secure cloud data, networks, and applications using a variety of tools and techniques.

• Explain risks of cloud platforms, attack vectors for VMs, and mitigation through endpoint security.
• Design secure authentication, access control schemes, and automated cloud application security.
• Describe modern OS security features, hardware-assisted techniques, and vulnerability detection tools.
• Analyze hardware side-channels, propose fixes, and implement cloud security controls.

• Explain networking basics, including the OSI model, appliances, applications, cloud concepts, and connectivity options.
• Understand routing, switching, wireless configurations, and physical installations.
• Monitor and optimize networks for business continuity.
• Address network security concepts, attacks, and threat mitigation.
• Apply troubleshooting methodology to resolve connectivity and software issues.

• Follow software development lifecycle (SDLC) guidelines to develop safe coding habits.
• Use secure design principles to check code for security issues and implement fixes with CodeQL.
• Understand and explain the requirements for designing secure software systems.
• Explore how code generation tools can aid in project workflow or pose security risks.

Receive up to 365 days to access official ISC2 course content, including:

• Official ISC2 student training guide (electronic format)
• 15+ hours of multimedia content
• Nine applied scenario activities
• 71 content-specific activities
• End-of-chapter quizzes with answer feedback
• 180-question post-course assessment with answer feedback
• Interactive online flashcards
• Glossary

Visit the Cloud Computing and Security Essentials webpage

Visit the Systems and Platform Security in Practice webpage

Visit the CompTIA Network+ webpage

Visit the Secure Coding webpage

Visit the ISC2 Official CISSP Certification Training webpage