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Cloud Security Bootcamp

Defend Cloud Infrastructure Like an Adversary Thinks.

An advanced bootcamp on cloud security architecture — covering identity, network security, threat detection, incident response and red team fundamentals for AWS, Azure and GCP production environments.

Duration10 Weeks

Total Hours80 Hours

LevelIntermediate–Advanced

FormatOnline + Offline

CertificateYes

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Delivery Format

Train How You Learn Best

💻 Online — Live Instructor-Led

Live sessions via Zoom with a ZippyOPS practitioner. 4 sessions per week, all recordings provided. Ask questions in real time and get code reviewed live.

🏢 Offline — Chennai Lab Sessions

In-person at ZippyOPS Chennai labs. Mon–Fri batches. Lab machines provided. Direct hands-on access to instructors throughout every session.

Who Should Attend

Is This Bootcamp Right for You?

✅ This bootcamp is for you if…

Security engineers moving into cloud or DevSecOps roles
Cloud engineers who want to own security responsibilities end to end
DevOps engineers preparing for security-focused certifications
Engineers targeting Cloud Security Engineer or Security Architect roles

📋 Prerequisites

Solid understanding of cloud infrastructure — AWS, Azure or GCP
Basic networking — VPC, firewalls, DNS, TLS
Hands-on experience deploying cloud resources

Full Curriculum

What You'll Learn — Week by Week

Cloud Security Architecture Fundamentals

Week 1

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Shared responsibility model — what the cloud provider owns vs what you own
Cloud security reference architectures — AWS, Azure and GCP security pillars
Security domains — identity, network, data, applications and workloads
The attack surface of cloud environments — common initial access vectors
Cloud security maturity frameworks — CSA CCM, NIST CSF and CIS Controls
Lab: Audit an intentionally misconfigured AWS account and produce a prioritised remediation plan

Identity & Access Management

Week 2

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IAM fundamentals — users, groups, roles, policies and permission boundaries
Least privilege in practice — writing minimally scoped IAM policies
Cross-account access — role assumption, trust policies and external IDs
Privileged Access Management — just-in-time access and break-glass procedures
Federated identity — SSO, SAML, OIDC and identity provider integration
Lab: Redesign an overprivileged production IAM setup to least-privilege using automated policy analysis

Network Security

Week 3

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VPC design for security — public/private subnet architecture and DMZs
Security groups vs NACLs — stateful vs stateless controls and layering
AWS Network Firewall, Azure Firewall and GCP Firewall Policies
Private endpoints and PrivateLink — eliminating public internet exposure
VPC flow logs, traffic mirroring and network threat detection
Zero trust networking — micro-segmentation and service mesh mTLS
Lab: Implement a zero-trust network architecture for a multi-service EKS application with Istio mTLS

Data Security & Encryption

Week 4

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Encryption at rest — KMS, customer-managed keys and key rotation strategies
Encryption in transit — TLS configuration, certificate management and cert-manager
S3 bucket security — public access blocks, bucket policies and object-level logging
Database security — RDS encryption, parameter groups and access controls
Data classification and DLP — identifying and protecting sensitive data
Lab: Implement end-to-end encryption for a data pipeline using KMS-managed keys

Threat Detection & SIEM

Week 5

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AWS GuardDuty, Azure Defender for Cloud and GCP Security Command Center
CloudTrail and audit logging — tamper-proof audit trails across all services
Microsoft Sentinel and AWS Security Hub as cloud-native SIEM solutions
Threat intelligence integration — IOC feeds and automated blocking
Lab: Build a cloud SIEM that detects and alerts on 10 common attack scenarios

Container & Kubernetes Security

Week 6

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Kubernetes threat model — control plane, node, container and workload attack vectors
Pod Security Standards — privileged containers, host namespaces and capabilities
RBAC — designing minimal permissions for service accounts and users
Network policies — implementing default-deny and service-to-service segmentation
OPA Gatekeeper and Kyverno — policy-as-code for admission control
Falco — runtime threat detection for container workloads
Lab: Harden a Kubernetes cluster from default configuration to CIS Benchmark compliance

Penetration Testing Fundamentals

Week 7

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Ethical hacking methodology — reconnaissance, scanning, exploitation, post-exploitation
Cloud enumeration — identifying misconfigurations with Scout Suite and Prowler
AWS privilege escalation techniques — common paths from low-priv to admin
Container escape techniques — understanding breakout vectors and prevention
Web application attacks — SQL injection, XSS, SSRF and how to test for them
Lab: Conduct a structured penetration test against a deliberately vulnerable cloud environment

Incident Response in the Cloud

Week 8

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Cloud incident response lifecycle — detect, contain, eradicate, recover, retrospect
Evidence preservation — forensic acquisition without alerting attackers
AWS incident response — isolating EC2, revoking IAM keys, capturing memory
Container incident response — capturing container state and forensic artefacts
Runbook design — pre-approved automated responses for common incident types
Lab: Detect, contain and investigate a simulated account compromise with full chain-of-custody

Compliance & Governance Automation

Week 9

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CIS Benchmarks — Level 1 and Level 2 controls for AWS, Azure and GCP
AWS Config rules and Azure Policy — automated compliance assessment
SOC 2, ISO 27001 and HIPAA controls mapped to cloud controls
ArmorPlane — continuous CIS compliance scanning with auto-remediation
Audit evidence collection and security reporting for auditors
Lab: Implement CIS Benchmark compliance for an AWS account with real-time scoring dashboard

Capstone Project

Week 10

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Full cloud security architecture review and hardening of a provided AWS environment
IAM redesign to least privilege using automated policy analysis
Network security — VPC redesign with private endpoints and firewall rules
Threat detection — GuardDuty, Security Hub and custom CloudWatch alarms
CIS Level 2 compliance via ArmorPlane with automated remediation
Live architecture review and red team exercise with ZippyOPS security engineers

On Completion

Earn Your ZippyOPS Certificate

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ZippyOPS Certified Cloud Security Engineer (ZCCSE)

Validates deep practical knowledge of securing AWS, Azure and GCP environments — identity, network, detection, response and compliance — through real-world lab assessments.

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