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Cloud Security and Governance Fundamentals

Cloud security and governance is often an afterthought in cloud adoption. This course will teach you how to prioritize security and governance and save you pain (and money) down the road.

Beginner
29m

Created by David Blocher

Last Updated Jan 28, 2026

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Cloud Security and Governance Fundamentals

Cloud security and governance is often an afterthought in cloud adoption. This course will teach you how to prioritize security and governance and save you pain (and money) down the road.

Beginner
29m

Created by David Blocher

Last Updated Jan 28, 2026

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What you'll learn

Good practices in security and governance are extremely important in any cloud environment. In this course, Cloud Security and Governance Fundamentals, you’ll gain the ability to make a security and governance plan for your cloud environment. First, you’ll explore the shared responsibility model. Next, you’ll discover how to manage and secure access to your cloud resources and data. Finally, you’ll learn how to enact cloud governance and risk management. When you’re finished with this course, you’ll have the skills and knowledge of cloud security and governance needed to create a basic security and governance plan for your cloud environment.

Cloud Security and Governance Fundamentals
Beginner
29m
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David Blocher - Pluralsight course - Cloud Security and Governance Fundamentals
David Blocher
29 courses 4.7 author rating 824 ratings

David has always had an interest in learning and teaching complex systems. Before he was working with AWS, he spent his days learning and teaching board games at his local board game cafe in hometown Columbus, OH. Over the last six years working in tech, he has gone from a self-taught Ruby developer to a 4x AWS certified senior consultant in cloud technologies, and now a Training Architect at Pluralsight. David holds both professional-level AWS certifications and is passionate about helping people unlock their career potential through learning cloud skills. When he's not building courses, you can find David out hiking around Seattle with his wife Myia and his dog Oliver, or inside playing board games or role playing games.

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