The Certified Cloud Security Engineer (C|CSE) is a multi-cloud security certification program crafted by industry experts. It offers a holistic understanding of cloud security and empowers cybersecurity professionals to apply practical skills in their work.

With our unique approach, the C|CSE course curriculum is designed to match the latest security tools and techniques for the AWS, Azure, and GCP platforms, combined with a vendor-neutral cloud environment. This makes the program a perfect blend of vendor-neutral training topics with vendor-specific instruction and performance labs, offering cybersecurity professionals a well-rounded and unbiased learning experience.

• Principles, concepts, and components of cloud security
• Shared responsibility model and its application
• Microsoft Cloud Adoption Framework for Azure to achieve cloud adoption goals
• Security measures to protect Azure resources such as virtual machines, databases, storage accounts, and networking components
• User identities, roles, and access controls management in Azure, including implementing Azure
• Active Directory (AAD), role-based access control (RBAC), and multi-factor authentication (MFA)
• Azure Virtual Network (VNet) and implementation of network security groups (NSGs), virtual network service endpoints, and private endpoints to secure network traffic within Azure using Azure
• Firewall and Azure DDoS Protection
• Protect data at rest and in transit using Azure features like Azure Disk Encryption, Azure Storage
• Service Encryption, Azure Key Vault, and Azure Information Protection
• Implement Azure Key Vault to manage and safeguard cryptographic keys, secrets, and certificates
• Azure AD security enhancement through the implementation of features like multi-factor authentication (MFA), conditional access, Privileged Identity Management (PIM), and Azure AD
• Identity Protection
• Microsoft Defender for the cloud to monitor, assess, and improve the security posture of Azure resources, including virtual machines, containers, and Azure services, and implement security recommendations and best practices
• Azure Monitor, Azure Sentinel, and Microsoft Defender for the cloud’s threat intelligence capabilities to detect and respond to security incidents effectively
• Azure governance frameworks and best practices for maintaining compliance and meeting regulatory requirements, including Azure Policy, Azure Blueprints, and Azure Audit and Security
• Logs
• Secure Azure virtual machines, including implementing Azure Bastion for secure remote access and using Microsoft Defender for cloud for VM monitoring and threat detection
• Best practices for securing Azure resources and implementing security controls
• Incident response procedures, disaster recovery planning, and utilizing Azure services such as Azure
• Site Recovery and Azure Backup
• Additional security services and solutions in Azure, including Azure DDoS Protection and Azure
• Advanced Threat Protection
• Best practices for securing Azure Storage accounts, Azure App Service, and Azure SQL Database
• Azure Backup and Azure Site Recovery for data protection and disaster recovery scenarios

• Network security engineers
• Cybersecurity analysts
• Network security analysts
• Cloud administrators and engineers
• Network security administrators
• Cloud analysts
• Cybersecurity engineers
• Those working in network and cloud management and operations

• Cloud Security Engineer (CCSE)