Security and Compliance in the Cloud

The trend is for businesses to move their systems to the ‘cloud’, which raises a number of crucial issues regarding business continuity and risk management. This module practically examines and investigates this process and shows how cloud systems are designed, configured, secured and updated to effectively support modern business practices. The module assumes limited prior knowledge of both networks or operating systems.

The course is composed of two components, namely a lecture component and a lab component. Security and Compliance in the Cloud concepts from risk and business impacts to networking and security principles are covered in the lecture component. The lab component is essentially a series of hands-on laboratory sessions designed to familiarize students with systems communication, network designs, implementations and management in cloud computing using virtualizations, simulators and administrative tools/software. Each week, equal amount of time will be allocated to the lecture and lab components.

The students are, however, expected to come prepared for the lectures by reading the chapters assigned for each week ahead of time.

January 2024 Semester (January - April) - Lectures