SEC549 is aimed at advanced practitioners, including cybersecurity architects, cloud engineers, and security managers. Completion of the course earns and prepares students for the GIAC Cloud Security Architecture and Design (GCAD) certification, which validates an individual's ability to design defensible cloud environments.
The course was co-authored by industry experts and David Hazar , who regularly update the content based on evolving cloud vendor capabilities, such as new MFA requirements and advanced cross-cloud identity management. SEC549: Cloud Security Architecture - SANS Institute
A unique feature of SEC549 is its lab environment. Students engage with that involve identifying and correcting "anti-patterns"—inefficient or insecure designs—within live AWS, Azure, and Google Cloud organizations. These labs are designed to help students: Observe configurations in real-time consoles. sans sec 549 2021
Implement recovery processes using multiple tiers of "break-glass" accounts. Professional Impact and Certification
is an advanced 5-day course designed to equip security professionals with the skills to design secure, enterprise-grade cloud infrastructure. In 2021, the course was part of a major expansion in the SANS Institute Cloud Security Curriculum to address the rapid enterprise shift from on-premises to multi-cloud environments. SEC549: Cloud Security Architecture - SANS Institute A
: Implementing micro-segmentation using hub-and-spoke models and centralized traffic inspection firewalls to secure north-south and east-west traffic.
: Enabling security operations through centralized intra-cloud and cross-cloud logging, allowing defenders to respond to and recover from incidents effectively. Hands-On Training Experience enterprise-grade cloud infrastructure. In 2021
The curriculum is structured around the "cloud migration journey" of a fictional enterprise, guiding students through real-world challenges in five critical domains: