Certified Cloud Security Professional (CCSP ) ®

Certified Cloud Security Professional

As powerful as cloud computing is for the organization, understanding its information security risks and mitigation strategies is critical. Legacy approaches are inadequate, and organizations need competent, experienced professionals equipped with the right cloud security knowledge and skills to be successful. They need CCSP, a credential which denotes professionals with deep-seated knowledge and competency derived from hands-on experience with cyber, information, software and cloud computing infrastructure security. CCSPs help you achieve the highest standard for cloud security expertise and enable your organization to benefit from the power of cloud computing while keeping sensitive data secure

About the Certification

After completing this course, you will be able to:

  • Describe the physical and virtual components of and identify the principle technologies of cloud based systems
  • Define the roles and responsibilities of customers, providers, partners, brokers and the various technical professionals that support cloud computing environments
  • Discuss strategies for safeguarding data, classifying data, ensuring privacy, assuring compliance with regulatory agencies and working with authorities during legal investigations
  • Contrast between forensic analysis in corporate data center and cloud computing environments
  • Evaluate and implement the security controls necessary to ensure confidentiality, integrity and availability in cloud computing
  • Describe the role of encryption in protecting data and specific strategies for key management
  • Compare a variety of cloud based business continuity / disaster recovery strategies and select an appropriate solution to specific business requirements
  • Contrast security aspects of Software Development Life Cycle in standard data center and cloud computing environments
  • Describe how federated identity and access management solutions mitigate risks in cloud computing systems
  • Conduct gap analysis between baseline and industry standard best practices
  • Develop Service Level Agreements (SLA) for cloud computing environments
  • Conduct risk assessments of existing and proposed cloud-based environments

More about the certification: https://www.isc2.org/Certifications/CCSP

Training Outlines

Led by experienced instructors, this training provides a comprehensive review of cloud security concepts and industry best practices, covering the 6 domains of the CCSP® CBK:

  • Cloud Concepts, Architecture and Design
  • Cloud Data Security
  • Cloud Platform & Infrastructure Security
  • Cloud Application Security
  • Cloud Security Operations
  • Legal, Risk and Compliance
Training Highlights
  • This training course will help candidates review and refresh their cloud security knowledge and help identify areas they need to study for the CCSP® exam and featuresCCSP
  • Student handbook
  • Collaboration with classmates
  • Eligible for Continuing Education Fund (CEF)
Examination Details
  • 125 multiple choice within 3 hours (Passing rate: 700 out of 1000 points)
Requirements
  • Candidate must have a minimum of five (5) years of cumulative paid full-time information technology experience, of which three (3) years must be in information security and one (1) year in one of the six (6) domains of the CCSP examination
  • Earning the Cloud Security Alliance’s CCSK certificate can be substituted for one (1) year of experience in one of the six (6) domains of the CCSP® examination
  • Earning CISSP credential can be substituted for the entire CCSP® experience requirement
  • Maintain the Certification: During their three-year certification cycle, CCSPs must pay Annual Maintenance Fees (AMFs) of US$100 per year, earn 90 CPEs, with a minimum of 30 each year
Trainers

Mr. Sang Young,

CISSP®, CISA, CEI, ECSA, CHFI, CEH, CIFI, ITIL(v3)F and ISO20000 Auditor

  • Convener, Internet Security and Privacy Working Group, Internet Society Hong Kong (ISOC-HK)
  • Chairman of Mobile Security SIG, Professional Information Security Association (PISA)
  • Founding Member, (ISC)²® Hong Kong Chapter
  • Founding member and Chairperson (2003 – 2004 and 2005 – 2006), PISA

 

Mr. Ricky Lou, MSc.

CISSP®-ISSAP, CCSP®, CISM, CCIE, ISO27001 Auditor, ISO20000

  • Co-founder of a credit card payment processor in Hong Kong since 2005
  • Founder of an IT security consultation company in Hong Kong since 2003
  • Co-founder of an Internet Service Provider (ISP) from 1994 to 2002
  • CISSP Trainer since 1999

Course
Fee

Non-member: HK$16,800
StartHub Asia Member: HK$14,800

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