Cloud Security
A Practitioner’s Field Guide: the complete three-volume set
Each volume stands alone, with its own index. Read in order (Learn, Run, Operate) or take the one you need.
Cloud security is shared work between you and your provider. The three volumes go from the core controls, to running it day to day and handling incidents, to the ready-to-use templates.
Companion to the Cloud Security Assessment toolkit: the assessment and ready-to-use templates that put this book to work.
From the blog: Inheriting a cloud account nobody set up properly. An essay-length preview of the same ground this set covers, free.
Foundations and Control Domains
Volume 1 of the three-volume Cloud Security set: foundations and control domains. It covers what cloud security actually is, the shared-responsibility model in practice, cloud asset inventory, the maturity spectrum, and how cloud differs from on-prem. It then works through identity and access management (IAM) at cloud scale, secrets and keys, network and data-plane security, and configuration baselines and drift. It closes on logging and SIEM integration, data security, and workload protection. Volume 2 covers operations and incident response; Volume 3 is the Operator's Workbook. Each volume stands alone. Each is modestly priced in ebook.
Operations and Incident Response
Volume 2 of the three-volume Cloud Security set: operations and incident response. It covers cloud vendor due diligence, contract hygiene, cloud incident response and forensics, and tabletop scenarios. It then works through multi-cloud incident coordination, hybrid environments, and regulated workloads. It closes on the regulatory and architectural horizon, and on annual cadence. Volume 1 covers foundations and control domains; Volume 3 is the Operator's Workbook. Each volume stands alone. Each is modestly priced in ebook.
The Operator's Workbook
Volume 3 of the three-volume Cloud Security set: the Operator's Workbook. It holds templates for cloud asset inventory, for identity and access management (IAM), and for incident response. It also holds configuration baselines and drift detection, logging and SIEM integration, vendor due diligence, and cloud-specific tabletop exercises. It ends with the template finder, the Cloud Security Glossary, and the Maturity Rubric. Each volume stands alone. Each is modestly priced in ebook.
The set at a glance
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| Volume | Pages | Depth | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Volume 1 | 350 | 18 chapters | Paperback $34.99 · Hardcover $44.99 · Ebook $12.99 |
| Volume 2 | 336 | 18 chapters | Paperback $34.99 · Hardcover $44.99 · Ebook $12.99 |
| Volume 3 (Workbook) | 334 | 10 chapters | Paperback $34.99 · Hardcover $44.99 · Ebook $12.99 |
Where to buy
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