Building a Multicloud Security Program: Strategy, Implementation, and Emerging Trends

Course details

As organizations adopt hybrid and multicloud environments, building a comprehensive security program is important for security analysts and engineers to protect resources, maintain compliance, and address evolving threats. In this course, instructor Dominique West equips you with strategies and tools to successfully design and implement a multicloud security program. Learn how to secure identity and access management, network configurations, and data protection across cloud platforms, while also integrating DevSecOps practices into your workflows. Through real-world case studies and practical insights, develop the skills you need to proactively detect threats, respond to incidents, and ensure regulatory compliance. By the end of this course, you’ll be prepared to develop a forward-looking security road map, empowering your organization to stay secure and resilient in a rapidly changing cloud landscape.

Learning objectives
Develop a multicloud security program by implementing foundational principles, tools, and strategies tailored to hybrid and multicloud environments.
Implement threat detection, monitoring, and incident response processes to proactively identify and address security threats in multicloud setups.
Integrate DevSecOps practices into the application development workflow to enhance security throughout the software lifecycle in multicloud environments.
Build a forward-looking security road map to address emerging trends, evolving compliance needs, and organizational growth in multicloud ecosystems.

Concepts

0. Introduction

01 - From complexity to clarity - The benefits of building a multicloud security program

1. Introduction to Multicloud Security Fundamentals

02 - Overview of hybrid and multicloud landscapes
03 - Key security considerations and terminology
04 - Essential security principles for multicloud success

2. Build a Multicloud Security Strategy

05 - Aligning security goals with business objectives
06 - Security controls and consistency across environments
07 - Policy automation and infrastructure as code (IaC)
08 - Data residency and sovereignty requirements

3. Identity and Access Management (IAM) Essentials

09 - Introduction to IAM and federated identity management
10 - Implementing the principle of least privilege across clouds
11 - Managing IAM roles, policies, and permissions

4. Network Security Fundamentals for Multicloud

12 - Key principles of network security
13 - Secure configurations and segmentation

5. Data Protection and Compliance Overview

14 - Encryption and key management across clouds
15 - Addressing compliance and data privacy requirements

6. Unified Threat Detection, Monitoring, and Incident Response in Multicloud

16 - Introduction to multicloud threat detection and monitoring
17 - Setting up centralized logging and monitoring
18 - Threat detection techniques and anomaly detection
19 - Incident response planning and automation

7. Applying Security Strategies in Multicloud

20 - Integrating application security and DevSecOps
21 - Future trends and emerging technologies
22 - Building a forward-looking multicloud security roadmap