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CCSP (ISC)2 Certified Cloud Security Professional Exam Guide

By : Omar A. Turner, Ms. Navya Lakshmana
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Book Image

CCSP (ISC)2 Certified Cloud Security Professional Exam Guide

5 (1)
By: Omar A. Turner, Ms. Navya Lakshmana

Overview of this book

Preparing for the Certified Cloud Security Professional (CCSP) exam can be challenging, as it covers a wide array of topics essential for advancing a cybersecurity professional’s career by validating their technical skills. To prepare for the CCSP exam, you need a resource that not only covers all the exam objectives but also helps you prepare for the format and structure of the exam. Written by two seasoned cybersecurity professionals with a collective experience of hundreds of hours training CCSP bootcamps, this CCSP study guide reflects the journey you’d undertake in such training sessions. The chapters are packed with up-to-date information necessary to pass the (ISC)2 CCSP exam. Additionally, to boost your confidence, the book provides self-assessment questions, exam tips, and mock exams with detailed answer explanations. You’ll be able to deepen your understanding using illustrative explanations that briefly review key points. As you progress, you’ll delve into advanced technical aspects of cloud domain security, such as application security, design, managing and securing data, and infrastructure in the cloud using best practices and legal policies and procedures. By the end of this guide, you’ll be ready to breeze through the exam and tackle real-world cloud security challenges with ease.
Table of Contents (27 chapters)

Core Cloud Concepts

In this chapter, you will be introduced to the cloud computing characteristics and concepts of cloud service models, cloud deployment models, and different types of stakeholders in cloud computing. In addition to this, you will learn about the core elements required to provide and use cloud-based solutions.

The chapter will cover the most common cloud computing concepts, such as the customer, the provider, the partner, measurable services, scalability, virtualization, storage, and networking. You’ll also learn about the cloud reference architecture that forms the foundation of modern cloud providers. Finally, you’ll learn about cloud computing security and design concepts, as well as the cost-benefit analysis of cloud-based systems.