1st Edition
Cloud Security Managing Emerging Threats
Preface
1. Architecture of Cloud Platforms
Definition of Cloud Computing
Cloud Computing Service Model
Cloud Computing Deployment Models
Cloud Computing Architecture
Virtualization Techniques
2. Emerging Threats and Threat Modeling
Cloud Security Threats
Threat Modeling Lifecycle
Threat Modeling in Cloud
3. Penetration Testing for Cloud Platform
Planning a Penetration Test
Cloud Penetration Testing
Case Studies in Cloud Penetration Testing
4. DevSecOps in Cloud
DevSecOps
DevSecOps in Cloud
Challenges in Adoption of DevSecOps
AI in DevSecOps
5. Cloud Governance, Risks and Compliance
Cloud Compliance Definition
Laws and Regulations Governing Cloud Operations
Cloud Risks
Data Privacy in the Cloud
Cloud Standards
6. Designing Secure Cloud
Requirements for Building a Secure Cloud
Access Management in the Cloud
Cloud Architectural Design Principles
Example of Secure Cloud Architecture
Security Policy Management
Approaches for Policy Conflict Checking
7. Security Automation: AI and ML in Cloud Security
AI and ML in Cybersecurity
Cloud Security with AI and ML
Security Operations Automation
Cybersecurity Datasets for AI and ML
8. Incident Response in Cloud
Incident Response Fundamentals
Cloud Incident Response
Incident Response in Public Cloud
Incident Response Case Studies
9. Case Studies in Cloud Security
Adversarial Threats and Privacy-Based Attacks in Cloud Systems
Security and Privacy for Healthcare Cloud Applications
Scalable Security in Cloud Infrastructure
Biography
Ankur Chowdhary is a cybersecurity researcher and currently works as a Staff Security Engineer at 6sense Insights, Inc. He has over 10 years of experience in cybersecurity industry and has presented his research work at many leading conferences such as DEFCON. Ankur completed his PhD (2020) and M.S. (2015) in Computer Science with specialization in cybersecurity from Arizona State University. His research interests include Cloud Security, Software Defined Networks, and application of Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning in the field of cybersecurity. Ankur has co-authored over 30 research papers and one textbook in the field of cybersecurity. More information about his recent work can be found at his website https://ankurchowdhary.com
Abdulhakim Sabur is an Assistant Professor of Network Security in the College of Computer Science and Engineering at Taibah University, Madinah, Saudi Arabia. He obtained a Ph.D. and Masters in Cybersecurity from Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona in 2023 and 2018, respectively. His research interests include Network and Cloud Security, Privacy, Vulnerability Management, Software Defined Systems, and applications of AI in Cybersecurity. Abdulhakim has authored over 20 research articles published in top journals and conferences.
