Updated in May 2025.

This course now features Coursera Coach! A smarter way to learn with interactive, real-time conversations that help you test your knowledge, challenge assumptions, and deepen your understanding as you progress through the course. In today’s digital landscape, securing cloud environments and managing vulnerabilities are critical to safeguarding data and systems. This course provides a deep dive into cloud security principles, resiliency strategies, and vulnerability management to help you build a strong cybersecurity foundation. You’ll explore key security frameworks, cloud deployment models, and risk mitigation techniques while learning to assess and strengthen security postures. Your journey begins with cloud network architecture, covering deployment models, identity access management, encryption, and Zero Trust security. You’ll then examine cybersecurity resilience, redundancy strategies, and physical security controls that ensure business continuity. The course also delves into security best practices for Industrial Control Systems (ICS) and the Internet of Things (IoT). Next, you'll focus on vulnerability management, learning how to identify, assess, and remediate security weaknesses. Topics include penetration testing, threat intelligence, cross-site scripting (XSS), SQL injection, and common attack vectors. You’ll also explore AI-powered threat data feeds and industry-leading security benchmarks for proactive defense strategies. Designed for cybersecurity professionals, IT administrators, and cloud security specialists, this course requires foundational IT and networking knowledge. It’s ideal for those looking to enhance their expertise in cloud security, risk management, and vulnerability assessment.