CHAPTER 3

Cloud Platform and Infrastructure Security Domain

Domain 3 is focused on the following topics:

•  Physical aspects of a cloud environment

•  Key components that make up a cloud environment

•  Risks associated with cloud computing

•  The design and planning for cloud-based security controls

•  Auditing in a cloud environment

•  Disaster recovery and business continuity in a cloud environment

Cloud platforms bring unique benefits to an organization and have many attractive capabilities for performance and scalability. They also remove the focus on hardware and instead focus on business requirements and measured service—all for a lower total cost versus running your own data center. However, cloud platforms also bring unique challenges ...

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