The course provides knowledge of securing cloud computing and hybrid environments and skills to configure solutions based on project specifications. Cloud computing is renting resources, like storage space or CPU cycles instead of running the resources on their own equipment and securing these kinds of services are different compared to on-premises systems. The course is based on Microsoft Azure; however, the theory, concepts and terminology are standard among the major vendors, and the principles and elements of securing cloud and hybrid environments will be similar regardless of vendor. 

The aim of the course is to provide fundamental competence to secure cloud services. The demand for increased performance, storage requirements increase, and the lines between on-premises computing versus cloud computing become more diffuse. Therefore, many businesses are currently moving fast towards cloud computing and the need for competent personnel to secure these services is also increasing. The course is also a logical follow-up to the Cloud Computing Foundations course in the second semester (and the Network and Systems Administration program), and the previous course – CyberOps.