Cloud Computing Security
Introduction to cloud computing, cloud computing vendors, cloud computing threats, cloud reference model. Cloud-enabling technologies. Services, Service-Oriented Architectures. Cloud service models. Cloud deployment models. Introduction to data centres: servers, data storage, networking and…
Learning outcomes
At the end of this course, students should be able to: 1. review the concept of cloud, cloud computing, and benefits of the cloud and knowledge of cloud-enabling technologies, virtualisation and multi-tenanting; 2. describe cloud services and service-oriented architectures, and examine the cloud reference model and cloud service models such as IaaS, PaaS and SaaS; 3. state the cloud deployment models of Public, Private, Hybrid and Community clouds and express how to build a cloud, the open standards and open source cloud management tools, architectural best practices and how to design for the cloud; 4. discuss the security in the cloud and how to efficiently secure your cloud, security for cloud computing; 5. apply the economics of the cloud, costs and payment models, have knowledge of when to use the cloud, cloud strategy, standards and the future; 6. analyse data centres, servers, data storage, data centre networking and virtualisation, cloud cube model, cloud threats, threat mitigation, cloud and security risks, real world issues with cloud computing, and cloud security alliance; and 7. distinguish the National Institute of Standards and Technology, Information Assurance Framework, Cloud Audit, Cloud Management Audit/Assurance Programme, Cloud Business Continuity Planning for secured and effective management of the cloud.
Course contents
Introduction to cloud computing, cloud computing vendors, cloud computing threats, cloud reference model. Cloud-enabling technologies. Services, Service-Oriented Architectures. Cloud service models. Cloud deployment models. Introduction to data centres: servers, data storage, networking and virtualisation. Data centre networking. Introduction to server virtualisation software: VMware VSphere. Virtual machine management: configuration, placement and resource allocation. Power efficiency in virtual data centres. Fault tolerance in virtual data centres. The cloud cube model and security for cloud computing. Security in the cloud. Cloud threats, threat mitigation and security risks. Real world issues with cloud computing. Cloud security alliance. National Institute of Standards and Technology, Information Assurance Framework. Cloud audit. Cloud management audit/assurance programme, Cloud business continuity planning. Building a cloud. Architectural best practices: Designing for the cloud. Economics of the cloud. Cloud strategy. Cloud standards and the future. Security of the cloud.