Cloud Security Engineer Certified Professional™

Cloud Security Engineer Certified Professional (CSECP™)

Knowledge and Competency Framework

The Cloud Security Engineer Certified Professional (CSECP™) certification validates that the professional has the technical knowledge, practical skills, and security judgment required to design, implement, secure, and operate enterprise cloud environments across platforms such as AWS, Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud, and Oracle Cloud, aligned with international cybersecurity and compliance frameworks.

1. Cloud Security Fundamentals

The candidate demonstrates knowledge of:

• Confidentiality, Integrity, and Availability (CIA Triad)
• Shared Responsibility Model in cloud computing
• Security differences between IaaS, PaaS, and SaaS
• Cloud-native threat landscape
• Security by Design and Security by Default principles

2. Secure Cloud Architecture

The candidate is able to:

• Design secure cloud architectures
• Apply Zero Trust Architecture
• Implement network segmentation and isolation
• Design secure zones, DMZs, and microsegmentation
• Implement high availability and resilient secure architectures

3. Identity and Access Management (IAM)

The certification validates the ability to:

• Manage cloud identities and access policies
• Apply the Principle of Least Privilege
• Configure Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA)
• Implement Role-Based Access Control (RBAC)
• Integrate identity federation (SSO, Active Directory, Azure AD, IAM Federation)

4. Cloud Network Security

The professional understands how to:

• Configure cloud firewalls and security groups
• Implement Web Application Firewalls (WAF)
• Protect against DDoS attacks
• Implement VPN, site-to-site, and private connectivity
• Secure inbound and outbound traffic

5. Data Protection and Encryption

The certification validates knowledge of:

• Data protection at rest, in transit, and in use
• Encryption services and key management (KMS, HSM)
• Data classification and access control
• Data Loss Prevention (DLP)
• Tokenization and sensitive data masking

6. Compute, VM, and Container Security

The candidate demonstrates the ability to:

• Harden cloud virtual machines
• Secure cloud images and templates
• Secure Kubernetes and container platforms
• Perform vulnerability scanning
• Protect workloads against malware and exploits

7. Cloud Platform Security Services

The professional understands how to use:

• AWS security services such as GuardDuty, Security Hub, Shield, and IAM
• Microsoft Azure Defender, Sentinel, and Security Center
• Google Cloud Security Command Center
• Native cloud logging, alerting, and monitoring tools

8. DevSecOps and Security Automation

The certification validates knowledge of:

• Integrating security into CI/CD pipelines
• Infrastructure as Code security (Terraform, ARM, CloudFormation)
• Secrets management
• Automated vulnerability scanning and policy enforcement

9. Monitoring, Incident Response, and Forensics

The professional demonstrates the ability to:

• Centralize logs across cloud platforms
• Use SIEM and cloud-native monitoring tools
• Detect security incidents
• Perform incident response in cloud environments
• Support cloud forensics and evidence collection