12.9: Assessments

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    Learning Objectives

    After completing this chapter, students will be able to:

    1. Describe cloud threat models including external attacks, insider threats, multi-tenancy risks, and misconfiguration.
    2. Explain the shared responsibility model and how security duties differ across IaaS, PaaS, and SaaS.
    3. Apply Identity and Access Management (IAM) principles including least privilege, RBAC, ABAC, and MFA.
    4. Analyze encryption requirements for data in transit and at rest, including cloud key management services.
    5. Design API security strategies covering authentication, rate limiting, and input validation.
    6. Implement audit logging and monitoring using cloud-native tools (CloudTrail, Azure Monitor, GCP Audit Logs).
    7. Evaluate compliance requirements (HIPAA, GDPR, PCI DSS, SOC 2, FedRAMP) and automation approaches.

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