Cybersecurity
Advanced
Cloud Security Posture Management
Enforce continuous compliance, IAM policies, and cloud misconfiguration detection across environments.
Course Overview
Implement automated policy-as-code checks, remediate dangerous public storage buckets, and manage least-privilege identity access management (IAM) across cloud fleets.
What You Will Learn
Enforce continuous compliance across cloud environments (AWS/GCP/Azure)
Write custom Open Policy Agent (OPA) and Rego rules for IaC misconfiguration audits
Detect unencrypted storage buckets, exposed security groups, and wild-card IAM policies
Implement automated remediation workflows for cloud security violations
Monitor identity access management (IAM) entitlement drift across cloud accounts
Tools & Technologies Used
Open Policy Agent (OPA)
Rego
Trivy
AWS Security Hub
Python
Structured Curriculum
2 Modules · 4 Lessons · 200 Minutes Total
Module 1
Module 1: Cloud Risks & Policy as Code
2 lessons
Module 1: Cloud Risks & Policy as Code
Identify common cloud vulnerabilities and write declarative Rego policies.
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Anatomy of Cloud Security Misconfigurations
Analyze high-profile breaches caused by public storage buckets and permissive IAM roles.
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Writing OPA Rego Policies for IaC Scans
Write policy-as-code rules to block insecure Terraform plans during CI execution.
Module 2
Module 2: Continuous Auditing & Auto-Remediation
2 lessons
Module 2: Continuous Auditing & Auto-Remediation
Deploy automated compliance scanners and auto-fix security alerts.
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IAM Privilege Creep & Least-Privilege Enforcement
Audit active cloud credentials to prune unused permissions and over-privileged policies.
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Building Automated Remediation Workflows
Trigger automated Lambda bots to revoke public bucket access upon policy violations.
Practical Project & Capstone Outcome
🚀 Capstone Project
Automated Cloud Compliance Guardrail System
Implement a full CSPM pipeline that scans Terraform templates with OPA Rego policies, flags public exposure risks, and triggers auto-remediation scripts.
Prerequisites
- Basic cloud infrastructure understanding (AWS/Azure/GCP)
- Cybersecurity fundamentals
Intended Audience
- Cloud Security Engineers defending multi-account cloud estates
- DevOps Engineers integrating automated security checks into CI/CD
Instructor Information
D
Dimitri Volkov
Course Author & Industry Expert
Dimitri Volkov is a Lead Cloud Security Architect with deep expertise in multi-cloud compliance and policy-as-code automation.
Frequently Asked Questions
What policy language is used for writing security guardrails?
The course uses Rego (Open Policy Agent standard), which is widely adopted across Kubernetes and Cloud IaC toolchains.