Learning Cloud Security: Cloud Computing and Security Architecture Essentials
Author(s): Ric Messier (Author)
- Publisher: O’Reilly Media
- Publication Date: July 14, 2026
- Edition: 1st
- Language: English
- Print length: 350 pages
- ISBN-10: 1098179420
- ISBN-13: 9781098179427
Book Description
Are you an experienced cloud security professional looking to upskill or take your career to the next level? There’s a growing demand for cloud security practitioners, and the Certified Cloud Security Professional (CCSP) exam provides a vendor-agnostic framework for exploring the breadth of topics a cloud security professional should understand.
Industry expert Ric Messier uses the CCSP as a guide to lay out all the domains a certification candidate should learn to successfully prepare for the exam. Using clear and engaging explanations of essential concepts, this comprehensive and empowering book will help you to ably meet the challenges of certification—or simply boost your skills for the workplace.
- Uncover different approaches to cloud security architectures
- Understand risk management and compliance with cloud environments
- Learn essential security controls for cloud platforms and infrastructure
- Discover emerging trends including zero trust architecture
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About the Author
Ric Messier is an author, consultant, and educator who holds CCSP, GCP ACE, AWS CCP, GCIH, GSEC, CEH, and CISSP certifications, and has published several books on information security and digital forensics. With decades of experience in information technology and information security, Ric has held the varied roles of programmer, system administrator, network engineer, security engineering manager, VoIP engineer, consultant, and professor. He is currently a Principal Security Consultant with Mandiant, now part of Google Cloud.
