Belfast City Council - Legal and Ethical Considerations in Cyber Security

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Belfast City Council - Legal and Ethical Considerations in Cyber Security

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Earners of this badge have undertaken a course to develop a foundation in security policies and governance, enabling them to contribute effectively to the security posture of organisations and make informed decisions regarding security measures.

Criteria

Earner has learned the fundamental principles and characteristics of cloud computing, including on-demand self-service, broad network access, resource pooling, rapid elasticity, and measured service. Earners also recognise the significance of cloud security and its impact on organisations' data protection, confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

Earner has gained knowledge about common cloud security threats and risks, such as data breaches, account hijacking, insecure interfaces and APIs, insider threats, and data loss. Earner understands the potential impact of these risks on organisations.

Earner has developed an understanding of the various security controls and technologies used to secure cloud environments, including identity and access management (IAM), encryption, network security, intrusion detection and prevention systems (IDS/IPS), and data loss prevention (DLP) mechanisms.

Earner has explored the concepts of data protection and privacy in the cloud. Earner has learned about data classification, data sovereignty, data encryption, and compliance requirements such as the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA).

Earner has gained an understanding of cloud architecture, including virtualisation, hypervisors, virtual machines (VMs), and containers. Earner has learned about network security considerations in the cloud, including virtual private networks (VPNs), firewalls, and secure access controls.

Earner has learned about incident response and disaster recovery strategies specific to cloud environments. Earner understands the importance of having robust incident response plans, backups, and disaster recovery mechanisms in place to ensure business continuity.

Earner understands the legal and compliance aspects associated with cloud security, including contracts, service-level agreements (SLAs), industry regulations, and audits. Earners have explored the implications of non-compliance and the potential penalties organisations may face.

Earner has benefited from a briefing on the most up-to-date trends and developments in cloud security, such as serverless computing, container security, Dev Ops, and the adoption of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) for security analytics.

Earner has learned how to conduct risk assessments specific to cloud environments and develop strategies for mitigating identified risks. Earner understands the importance of continuous monitoring, threat intelligence, and proactive security measures.

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