DOMAIN 3Cloud Platform and Infrastructure Security

THE CLOUD SECURITY PROFESSIONAL must understand the cloud infrastructure for each of the cloud delivery models. The infrastructure includes the physical components of the cloud, the services they provide, and the communication infrastructure that allows us to connect with the cloud. Each part of the infrastructure has specific security needs and shared security responsibilities.

In the shared security model of cloud computing, it is easy, but incorrect, to assume that security is the sole responsibility of the Cloud Service Provider (CSP). The cloud security professional needs to understand the unique security needs of the cloud environment and the technologies, such as virtualization, that ...

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