Sans: Sec 549 2021

The course focuses on architectural patterns and design philosophies across major providers like AWS, Azure, and Google Cloud, rather than just basic engineering or "infrastructure as code". Key Learning Pillars of SEC549

| Category | Tools (as taught in 2021) | | :--- | :--- | | | Checkov, tfsec, cfn-nag | | Cloud Detection | Falco, AWS GuardDuty, Azure Security Center | | Policy as Code | Open Policy Agent (OPA), Sentinel (HashiCorp) | | Penetration Testing | Pacu (AWS exploitation framework), Scout Suite | | Forensics | AWS CloudTrail Insights, Azure KQL queries | sans sec 549 2021

The course was born from a realization that many security professionals were focusing on operational cloud security (fixing misconfigurations) rather than architectural security (preventing them by design). SANS Institute The Problem: The course focuses on architectural patterns and design