Cloud Security Engineer
Course in Hyderabad

1. 1

   Cybersecurity & Ethical Hacking Foundations

   Module 1 · 20 Hrs

   Cloud systems still run on networks, Linux servers and policy. Concentrate on the OSI model, TCP/IP, the Linux and Windows command lines, the CIA triad and compliance basics, since every later cloud skill depends on them.

   What you study

   • The CIA Triad and the core principles that every security control is designed to protect
   • Networking fundamentals — the OSI model, the TCP/IP stack, ports and protocols
   • 3-way and 2-way TCP handshakes, and the role of core networking devices
   • Linux command-line essentials for security practitioners
   • Windows command-line essentials and baseline system administration
   • Cyber laws, compliance obligations and organisational security policy basics

   Tools you use

   Linux/Windows CLIVirtualBoxKali Linux

   Hands-on project

   Organisational Security Policy & Compliance Mapping. Draft a security policy for a fictional organisation, mapped explicitly to a named compliance framework.

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2. 2

   Penetration Testing & Web Exploitation

   Module 4 · 60 Hrs

   This module holds the only cloud topic in the syllabus: cloud security concepts and the IaaS, PaaS and SaaS service models. Learn that first, then firewall configuration, the OWASP Top 10 and the testing method around it.

   What you study

   • Firewall configuration and wireless encryption standards
   • Web server and web application attack methodology
   • The OWASP Top 10 web application vulnerabilities
   • Active Directory concepts and common AD attack techniques
   • Cloud security concepts and cloud service models (IaaS, PaaS, SaaS)
   • End-to-end penetration testing methodology and rules of engagement
   • Professional penetration test reporting standards

   Tools you use

   Burp SuiteOWASP ZAPNiktoWireshark

   Hands-on project

   Web Application Security Audit (OWASP Top 10). A full application-layer assessment mapped against the OWASP Top 10, with remediation guidance.

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3. 3

   Advanced Exploitation, Cryptography & Mobile Security

   Module 5 · 20 Hrs

   Protecting data depends on sound encryption. Study symmetric, asymmetric and hashing methods, key management basics and common cryptographic weaknesses, and see how weak password storage is broken in the lab.

   What you study

   • Cryptography and encryption fundamentals — symmetric, asymmetric and hashing
   • Password cracking and recovery techniques — dictionary, brute-force and rule-based
   • Network discovery and host scanning at scale
   • Encryption key management basics
   • Common cryptographic attack patterns and weak-implementation risks

   Tools you use

   John the RipperHashcatKali Linux

   Hands-on project

   Password Security & Cryptographic Weakness Assessment. Recover and analyse a password set, then report on the cryptographic weaknesses that allowed it.

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4. 4

   Reconnaissance, Scanning & Enumeration

   Module 2 · 30 Hrs

   Finding weaknesses before someone else does is central to the role. Learn automated vulnerability assessment, CVE, CVSS and CWE scoring and attack surface mapping, so you can measure how exposed a system is.

   What you study

   • Port scanning fundamentals and advanced scanning techniques (SYN, stealth, UDP)
   • Technology stack identification and service/version fingerprinting
   • Vulnerability assessment using automated scanning tools
   • Reading and scoring vulnerability records with CVE, CVSS and CWE
   • Using the NIST and NVD vulnerability databases inside an assessment
   • Building an attack-surface map from reconnaissance data

   Tools you use

   OpenVASNmapKali Linux

   Hands-on lab

   Build an attack-surface map and deliver a written reconnaissance findings report.

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5. 5

   AI-Powered Security Operations & Cyber Defense

   Module 6 · 20 Hrs

   Monitoring and response close the loop. Concentrate on SIEM fundamentals, alert triage, incident response playbooks and CVSS-based prioritisation, then build the vulnerability prioritisation dashboard to present a ranked remediation plan.

   What you study

   • SIEM fundamentals — log collection, correlation and alerting
   • Incident response process — detection, containment, eradication, recovery
   • Building and executing incident response playbooks
   • Vulnerability classification and CVSS-based prioritisation
   • Professional security reporting and executive documentation
   • Building and maintaining a vulnerability prioritisation dashboard

   Tools you use

   SIEM & Log PlatformsNessusOpenVASWireshark

   Hands-on project

   Vulnerability Prioritisation Dashboard Report. Classify a vulnerability backlog by CVSS and business impact, and present a remediation roadmap.

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What the programme covers for this role. The syllabus covers cloud security concepts and the IaaS, PaaS and SaaS models as one topic, alongside the networking, testing, encryption and monitoring skills the role builds on. It does not teach hands-on work on a specific cloud platform, cloud-native security services or infrastructure automation, so plan a platform course as your next step.