Modern cloud environments demand sharp visibility, rapid response, and strong network defense. This Cloud Network Security & Operations course builds those capabilities from the ground up—starting with cloud monitoring essentials. You’ll learn to work with SIEM platforms, interpret security events accurately, manage incidents from detection to recovery, and design Cloud IR plans supported by defined roles, vulnerability scans, patch cycles, and baseline standards.
Cloud Network Security & Operations
Cloud Network Security & Operations
This course is part of Certified Cloud Security Professional Exam Prep Specialization
Instructor: LearnKartS
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Intermediate level
Some related experience required
8 hours to complete
Flexible schedule
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What you'll learn
Monitor cloud systems with SIEM,analyze alerts,manage incidents,and run structured Cloud Incident Response from detection to recovery.
Secure cloud networks with segmentation, IDS/IPS, ZTNA, UEBA, and encryption methods todetect threatsand control access across environments.
Protect data in motion using VPNs, cloud proxies, andhybrid security controlstomaintainconfidentiality across distributed cloud systems.
Build cloud resilience with Business Continuity, Disaster Recovery planning, RTO/RPO targets, replication, automation, and SLA-driven compliance.
Skills you'll gain
- Patch Management
- Cloud Security
- Configuration Management
- Network Security
- Cloud Computing
- Disaster Recovery
- Clinical Monitoring
- Incident Response
- Data Security
- Continuous Monitoring
- Firewall
- Security Information and Event Management (SIEM)
- Security Controls
- Vulnerability Management
- Network Administration
- Cloud Services
- Zero Trust Network Access
- System Monitoring
- Cyber Operations
- Event Monitoring
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December 2025
Assessments
18 assignments
Taught in English
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This course is part of the Certified Cloud Security Professional Exam Prep Specialization
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There are 3 modules in this course
This section builds your understanding of operational cloud security through centralized logging, SIEM, alerting, incident response, forensics readiness, and vulnerability and patch management. It also covers configuration baselines and workflows that help organizations maintain a strong, consistent security posture.
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19 videos6 assignments
This section introduces core cloud networking components such as VPCs, subnets, routing, NAT, DNS, firewalls, and segmentation. It expands into modern defenses including DDoS protection, IDS/IPS, ZTNA, traffic monitoring, micro-segmentation, UEBA, VPNs, and cloud proxies.
What's included
18 videos6 assignments
This section focuses on business continuity and resilience through BCP principles, dependency mapping, BIA, testing, and recovery strategies. It also covers multi-region design, backups, replication, SLAs, availability guarantees, and compliance metrics used to ensure ongoing cloud service reliability.
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18 videos6 assignments
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Frequently asked questions
This course is suitable for SOC aspirants, cloud engineers, system administrators, and anyone in IT who would like to learn practical operational cloud security skills.
Yes. The operational concepts, tools, and workflows discussed are highly supportive of cloud security and SOC-focused certification paths.
Youacquire key skills in SIEM, cloud network protection, incident response, and disaster recovery—strongly demanded capabilities within cloud security job openings.
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