UC3ECE10 Audit and Assurance of Cloud Environments
UC3ECE10 Audit and Assurance of Cloud Environments
- Course description
- NQF LevelBachelor's degree (Level 6 1. Cycle)
- Area of StudyComputing
- Program of StudyDigital Assurance and Security Management
- ECTS10
- CampusOnlinePLUS - Oslo, Online
- Course LeaderPiet Delport
Language of Instruction and assessment: English
May be offered on Campus and Online.
May be offered as a separate course.
Included in the following bachelor's degrees:
- Digital Assurance and Security Management
The course aims to assess cloud challenges and risks, recommend corresponding measures and control to mitigate these, and address governance and compliance issues.
Course Learning Outcomes
The student has knowledge of
| K1 | fundamental concepts of cloud computing including business benefits and cloud terminologies. |
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| K2 | technical aspects (high-level) of virtualization including the role and benefits of hypervisors and containers and the different types of virtualisations. |
| K3 | fundamental concepts of cloud security, governance, risk, and compliance. |
| K4 | cloud security assessment methods and techniques. |
The student gain skills in
| S1 | evaluating a cloud service prior to and during the provision of the service. |
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| S2 | documenting company compliance requirements for cloud services. |
| S3 | ensuring alignment between cloud services, the larger IT strategy, and organizational objectives. |
| S4 | identifying the risks/threats involved in cloud computing and the corresponding mitigation measures and best practices |
The student can demonstrate
| G1 | communicating on the assurance of cloud environments with stakeholders. |
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| G2 | understanding the relationship between assurance and the cloud environment. |
- Cloud Computing Concepts
- Virtualisation
- Cloud adoption (Vendor management and integration)
- Cloud architectures and service models
- Cloud Risk and Governance
- Legal Issues and contracts
- Business Continuity in the cloud
- Identity management in the cloud
- Key Management
- Threat vectors for cloud service
- Teaching will be based on a hybrid-flexible approach. Instructor-led face-to-face learning is combined with online learning in a flexible course structure that gives students the option of attending sessions in the classroom, participating online, or doing both.
- All activities require active student participation in their own learning.
- Learning delivery methods and available resources will be selected to ensure constructive alignment with course content, learning outcomes and assessment criteria.
- Students will be taught using a mixture of guidance, self-study, and lecture material. Topics will be introduced in a series of weekly lectures. The guidance sessions will be directed practical exercises and reading in which students can explore topics with support from a teacher. This material will also require students to self-manage their time to ensure tasks are completed and the theory is fully understood. This will allow the students to fully engage with lectures and with their peers.
- Learning resources are available in the LMS and include, but is not limited to:
- literature and online reading material (essential and recommended)
- streams, recordings and other digital resources, where applicable
- video conferencing and communication platforms, if applicable
- tools, software and libraries, where applicable
- Students must have access to an internet connection, and suitable hardware.
- Accessing live streams and virtual laboratories requires a minimum broadband connection of 2Mbps (4Mbps recommended).
- Students working on their own laptop/computer are required to acquire appropriate communications software, e.g., webcam, microphone, headphones.
UC2IAP10 IT Audit Principles, and UC2APR10 IT Audit Practice, or equivalent course(s).
The reading list for this course and any additional electronic resources will be provided in the LMS.
| Activity | Duration |
|---|---|
Teacher-led activity | 24 |
Teacher-supported work | 60 |
Self-study | 166 |