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Cloud Security Fundamentals

Building the Foundations for Secure Cloud Platforms

A foundation in cloud responsibilities, architecture, controls, risk, and operational security.

Wiley2026
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Reading and application plan

Turn the book into a repeatable learning cycle.

Read with a question in mind, use the Cyber Wiki to expand unfamiliar concepts, and convert each major idea into an action, decision, or discussion point.

Five-step cycle

  1. Preview the section

    Scan the chapter or major subject area and write down the question you want the reading to answer.

  2. Read and annotate

    Capture the central claim, important terms, examples, and any decision you would make differently.

  3. Expand the concept

    Open two or three related Cyber Wiki articles to compare terminology, controls, threats, or implementation context.

  4. Apply the lesson

    Use the material in a real scenario, policy discussion, assessment, design review, class activity, or leadership decision.

  5. Review and retain

    Summarize the lesson in your own words and revisit the related concepts that remain uncertain.

This reading plan is Bare Metal Cyber editorial guidance and is separate from the publisher’s official book content.

Inside the book

Major subjects and chapter areas

The Strategic Importance of Cloud SecurityFoundations of Cloud ComputingThe Modern Cloud Security LandscapeSecure Cloud Architecture and DesignIdentity and Access Management (IAM) in the CloudSecuring Data in Cloud EnvironmentsMonitoring, Detection, and Incident ManagementSecurity Automation and DevSecOpsAdvanced Architectures and Specialized DomainsCloud Governance, Risk, and Compliance (GRC)Cloud Hardening and Configuration ManagementCloud Security Testing and Validation

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Attack Vectors

An attack vector is the route, method, or mechanism an adversary uses to reach a target and attempt an unauthorized action.

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False Positives and False Negatives

False positives are benign events incorrectly classified as malicious, while false negatives are harmful events that a control or analytic fails to detect.

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OpenID Connect

OpenID Connect adds an identity layer to OAuth 2.0 so a relying application can authenticate a user and receive standardized identity claims.

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Security Assumptions

Security assumptions are conditions believed to be true about users, systems, threats, dependencies, and controls; they must be stated and tested because designs fail when hidden assumptions are wrong.

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Security Objectives

Security objectives describe the properties and outcomes a system or organization must preserve, including confidentiality, integrity, availability, authenticity, accountability, and resilience.

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Trust Decisions

A trust decision determines whether an identity, device, service, data source, network, or organization receives access or influence under defined evidence and conditions.

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Secure Configuration Management

Secure Configuration Management concerns the secure design, configuration, operation, monitoring, or recovery of computing platforms and connected devices.

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Cloud Identity and Access Management

Cloud identity and access management governs human and workload access to provider consoles, APIs, resources, data, secrets, and administrative functions.

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Operating System Fundamentals

Operating System Fundamentals concerns the secure design, configuration, operation, monitoring, or recovery of computing platforms and connected devices.

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Active Directory Fundamentals

Active Directory Fundamentals concerns the secure design, configuration, operation, monitoring, or recovery of computing platforms and connected devices.

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System Hardening

System Hardening concerns the secure design, configuration, operation, monitoring, or recovery of computing platforms and connected devices.

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AI Shared-Responsibility Mapping

AI shared-responsibility mapping assigns control duties across model providers, cloud platforms, application teams, data owners, users, and oversight functions.

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