Certificate of Cloud Auditing Knowledge

To provide knowledge on cloud security assessment methods and techniques, and to assist students in updating their expertise in cloud and hybrid security auditing. CCAK is a joint project by Cloud Security Alliance and ISACA.

The CCAK course is designed to cover the following five core areas of focus:

• Cloud governance
• Cloud compliance
• Cloud auditing
• Cloud assurance
• CSA tools

The CCAK course prepares you for the CCAK exam and provides expanded material and hands-on exercises to grow your practical knowledge of auditing cloud computing systems. The CCAK course is divided into nine modules that cover the essential principles of auditing cloud computing systems.

MODULE 1 - Cloud Governance
MODULE 2 - Cloud Compliance Program
MODULE 3 - CCM and CAIQ Goals, Objectives and Structure
MODULE 4 - A Threat Analysis Methodology for Cloud Using CCM
MODULE 5 - Evaluating a Cloud Compliance Program
MODULE 6 - Cloud Auditing
MODULE 7 - CCM: Auditing Controls
MODULE 8 - Continuous Assurance and Compliance
MODULE 9 - STAR Program

• Demonstrate key concepts of cloud governance and the role of assurance, transparency and accountability in the cloud.
• Explain cloud risk management and the application of cloud governance tools .
• Devise the designing, building and evaluating of a cloud compliance program based on laws, regulations and regulatory standards .
• Apply control objectives, technical and process controls, security metrics and relate them to cloud control frameworks, certification, attestation and authorisations.
• Define and illustrate how to use the CSA Cloud Control Matrix and the CSA Top Threat Analysis Methodology.
• Build and execute an audit plan that addresses cloud concerns by utilising the Cloud Control Matrix .
• Discuss the impact of continuous assurance and auditing, cloud automation, native development and integration models on auditing and compliance .
• Describe the role of the CSA STAR Program.

There are no prerequisites.

MODULE 1 - Cloud Governance

• Overview of governance
• Cloud assurance
• Cloud governance frameworks
• Cloud risk management
• Cloud governance tools

MODULE 2 - Cloud Compliance Program

• Designing a cloud compliance program
• Building a cloud compliance program

Legal and regulatory requirements
Standards and security frameworks
Identifying controls and measuring effectiveness
CSA certification, attestation and validation

MODULE 3 - CCM and CAIQ Goals, Objectives and Structure

CCM
CAIQ
Relationship to standards: mappings and gap analysis
Transition from CCM V3.0.1 to CCM V4

MODULE 4 - A Threat Analysis Methodology for Cloud Using CCM

• Definitions and purpose
• Attack details and impacts
• Mitigating controls and metrics
• Use case

MODULE 5 - Evaluating a Cloud Compliance Program

• Evaluation approach
• A governance perspective
• Legal, regulatory and standards perspectives
• Risk perspectives
• Services changes implications
• The need for continuous assurance/continuous compliance

MODULE 6 - Cloud Auditing

• Audit characteristics, criteria & principles
• Auditing standards for cloud computing
• Auditing an on-premises environment vs. cloud
• Differences in assessing cloud services and cloud delivery models
• Cloud audit building, planning and execution

MODULE 7 - CCM: Auditing Controls

• CCM audit scoping guidance
• CCM risk evaluation guide
• CCM audit workbook
• CCM an auditing example

MODULE 8 - Continuous Assurance and Compliance

• DevOps and DevSecOps
• Auditing CI/CD pipelines
• DevSecOps automation and maturity

MODULE 9 - STAR Program

• Standard for security and privacy
• Open Certification Framework
• STAR Registry
• STAR Level 1
• STAR Level 2
• STAR Level 3