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Learning Paths/Cloud Security Engineer
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Intermediate13 hours estimated

Cloud Security Engineer

Protect cloud workloads at scale. From IAM hardening and cloud posture management to workload protection and compliance automation across AWS and Azure.

๐Ÿ“š 4 topic areas๐Ÿ”— 12 curated resources๐Ÿ“ 10 quiz questions

What you'll cover

1

Cloud IAM Deep Dive

Master IAM across AWS and Azure: roles, policies, service principals, managed identities, and permission boundaries.

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AWS IAM Best Practices
Official AWS guide to IAM security best practices
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Microsoft Entra ID PIM Guide
Privileged Identity Management for least-privilege access
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AWS IAM Access Analyzer
Automated tool to identify over-permissive policies
2

Cloud Security Posture Management

Continuously detect and remediate misconfigurations across your cloud estate.

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Microsoft Defender for Cloud
Azure's CSPM and workload protection platform
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AWS Security Hub
Centralized security findings and compliance checks for AWS
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Prowler โ€” AWS Security Tool
Open-source AWS security assessment tool
3

Workload & Container Protection

Protect VMs, containers, and serverless functions with runtime security and vulnerability management.

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Kubernetes Security Best Practices 2026
Complete guide to securing K8s in production
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Amazon GuardDuty
AWS threat detection service for workloads and accounts
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Falco โ€” Runtime Security
Cloud-native runtime threat detection for containers
4

Compliance Automation

Automate evidence collection and policy enforcement for SOC 2, ISO 27001, PCI DSS, and CIS Benchmarks.

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CIS Benchmarks
Hardening benchmarks for cloud platforms and services
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AWS Config Rules
Automated compliance checking for AWS resources
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Azure Policy Documentation
Enforce organizational standards and assess compliance

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Path Summary

Level
Intermediate
Estimated time
13 hours
Topics
4
Resources
12
Quiz questions
10
Passing score
70% (7/10)
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