Cloud Security Considerations for the Financial Services Industry

Course details

Cloud computing has real-world security implications for a number of industries. The financial services industry faces unique cybersecurity challenges, including rules and regulations to prevent fraud and protect consumer data. This course explores the cloud security requirements specific to finance, broken down by region: Asia, the Middle East, Europe, Oceania, Africa, and the Americas. Instructor Kevin L. Jackson provides a preliminary overview of cloud computing and its vulnerabilities, as well as the financial services industry’s approach to cybersecurity in general. He then provides regional breakdowns, exploring security requirements for each area. The course concludes with a review of key threats and some real-world case studies that show how different security controls can be used to defend enterprises from similar attacks.

Learning objectives
Cloud computing drivers
Deployment and services models
Attack vectors
Cyberthreats to financial services
Regional requirements for data privacy and protection
Regional risk and compliance requirements
Case studies in financial cloud security

Concepts

0. Introduction

01 - Protecting financial data
02 - What you should know
03 - Security for the financial industry

1. Cloud Computing Overview

04 - Cloud-computing key drivers
05 - Cloud-computing characteristics
06 - Deployment models
07 - Service models
08 - IT implementation options
09 - Infrastructure attack vectors
10 - Software attack vectors
11 - Critical vulnerabilities

2. Financial Services Industry's Approach to Cybersecurity

12 - Examining security requirements within the financial services industry
13 - Cyber threats to financial services
14 - Cyber organizations in financial services

3. Regional Data Protection and Privacy Requirements

15 - Geographic impact
16 - Data protection and privacy requirements
17 - Data and privacy in Australia
18 - Data and privacy in China
19 - Data and privacy in Japan
20 - Data and privacy in India
21 - Data and privacy in Russia
22 - Data and privacy in Switzerland
23 - Data and privacy in Germany
24 - Data and privacy in the UK
25 - Data and privacy in Brazil
26 - Data and privacy in the United States
27 - Data and privacy in the Middle East and Africa

4. Regional Risk and Compliance Requirements

28 - Examining risk and compliance requirements
29 - Risk and compliance requirements in Oceania and Asia
30 - Risk and compliance requirements in Europe
31 - Risk and compliance requirements in the Americas

5. Key Threats and Controls in Financial Cloud Security

32 - Treacherous 12
33 - Case study - Dirty COW
34 - Case study - NetTraveler

Conclusion

35 - Next steps