Experience in one or more of the following fields:
- IT auditing
- Governance
- Risk management
- Compliance assurance
- IT/Cloud security
- IT/Cloud management
- IT/Cloud specialists
- Technology management consulting
The aim of the Cloud Computing Auditing (CCA) course is to enable individuals to conduct an assurance assessment audit of Cloud-based solutions, services and environments.
The course provides procedures aand tools to help you prepare and execute a Cloud audit.
After successfully completing this course, you will be able to:
- Understand the fundamental concepts, key terminology and principles of Cloud Computing
- Describe the business benefits of Cloud Computing and identify challenges and solutions for Cloud specific risks
- Understand Governance, Risk, Compliance & Regulation (GRC&R) concepts and requirements
- Describe the application of GRC&R on Cloud based solutions, services and environments
- Understand the fundamental concepts, meaning of and the key steps in performing a Cloud audit
- Identify the key steps in the Planning and Scoping of the Cloud Audit
- Identify the key steps and tools needed to obtain an understanding of the Cloud environment
- Understand Cloud assurance, compliance and security and identify the risks involved in Cloud Computing as well as the risk mitigation measures
- Describe how to evaluate the Cloud environment and execute a Cloud audit
- Identify the key components of reporting writing, follow-up and closure of the Cloud audit
- Consider tools and frameworks to enable the efficiency and appropriate execution of a Cloud audit
Module 1: Introduction and course objective
Module 2: Cloud Computing fundamentals
Module 3: Governance, Risk, Compliance & Regulation
Module 4: Cloud Auditing overview
Module 5: Cloud Auditing (Planning and scoping)
Module 6: Cloud Auditing (Understanding)
Module 7: Cloud Auditing (Evaluation and execution)
Module 8: Cloud Auditing (Reporting, follow-up and closure)
Module 9: Summary and Examination