Sood A. Empirical Cloud Security. Practical Intelligence...2021

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This book is designed for security and risk assessment professionals, DevOps engineers, penetration testers, cloud security engineers, and cloud software developers who are interested in learning practical approaches to cloud security. It covers practical strategies for assessing the security and privacy of your cloud infrastructure and applications and shows how to make your cloud infrastructure secure to combat threats, attacks, and prevent data breaches. The chapters are designed with a granular framework, starting with the security concepts, followed by hands-on assessment techniques based on real-world studies, and concluding with recommendations including best practices.
Features
Includes practical strategies for assessing the security and privacy of your cloud infrastructure and applications
Covers topics such as cloud architecture and security fundamentals, database and storage security, data privacy, security and risk assessments, controls related to continuous monitoring, and more
Presents several case studies revealing how threat actors abuse and exploit cloud environments to spread malware including preventative measures
Cloud Architecture and Security Fundamentals
IAM for Authentication and Authorization
Cloud Infrastructure
Database and Storage Services
Design and Analysis of Cryptography Controls
Cloud Applications
Cloud Monitoring and Logging
Privacy in the Cloud
Cloud Security and Privacy: Flaws, Attacks, and Impact Assessments
Malicious Code in the Cloud
Threat Intelligence and Malware Protection in the Cloud
Conclusion
Appendices
Index