Cloud Data Security

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Free Online Course: Cloud Data Security provided by Coursera is a comprehensive online course, which lasts for 4 weeks long, 11 hours worth of material. The course is taught in English and is free of charge. Upon completion of the course, you can receive an e-certificate from Coursera. Cloud Data Security is taught by Rick Smith.

Overview
  • This course gives learners an opportunity to explore data security in the cloud. In this course, learners will:

    * Dive into the data services offered by cloud providers and compare their security features.
    * Analyze a data breach and trace it back to the vulnerability that made it possible.
    * Learn about database injection and aggregation attacks.
    * Follow the life cycle of a data item and its relationship to privacy and integrity.
    * Associate modern privacy requirements with US and European laws.

Syllabus
    • Organizing and Protecting Data
      • We organize our data into databases and structures to optimize our processing efforts. Data organization also impacts how we protect our data.
    • SQL and Data Breaches
      • Many systems rely on the Structured Query Language, and this has yielded some notorious security problems.
    • What Vendors Provide
      • Each cloud vendor offers a variety of data storage and structuring services. While each vendor has their unique jargon, most services fall into well-known categories. We will examine these categories and use them to review could provider offerings.
    • Data Privacy and the Cloud
      • Privacy regulations give individuals some control over data collected about them by organizations. International trade makes it important to fulfill privacy expectations of other countries and regions.