Course spotlight — Firebrand Training course for CSA CCSK™
Interested in taking the CSA Certificate of Cloud Security Knowledge™ exam? Our accelerated course can help you prepare.
Bob Armstrong
17 February, 2025
The CSA Certificate of Cloud Security Knowledge™ (CCSK™) is a vendor-neutral certification that attests to your Cloud Cybersecurity skills.
Could it be right for you, or your team? Let's take a look.
What is CCSK™?
The Certificate of Cloud Security Knowledge, CCSK™ for short, helps you develop essential Cyber Security skills for Cloud. It’s a vendor-neutral certificate, which means you can apply this knowledge to a variety of cloud platforms and software.
The course is currently in its fifth iteration, v5, a substantial update that includes the latest in Cloud Architecture, Cloud Native Security, Workloads, Virtual Networking, Data Protection, DevSecOps, as well as Zero Trust and Generative AI.
V5 also includes an AI chatbot, the CCSK Orb, which can be used as a learning aide and supportive reference tool.
At Firebrand, we offer a two-day accelerated training course to help you prepare for the official CCSK™ exam.
Who should take CCSK™?
This course is aimed at Cloud professionals who wish to specialise in Cloud Security.
You do not need a Cyber Security background to take this course other than a basic understanding of fundamentals such as firewalls, secure development, encryption and identity management.
How long does the course take?
At Firebrand, we specialise in accelerated courses that help you become competent, confident, and certified at twice the speed. This course takes only 2 days.
Where is the course delivered?
You can take the course at our distraction-free training facilities (accommodations & meals included) or online, through live instructor-led training. (No pre-recorded sessions or 'Death by PowerPoint'!)
What will you learn?
The Firebrand CCSK™ training course takes you through the latest version of the course (v5), which is comprised of 12 Domains:
- Cloud Computing Concepts & Architectures
- Cloud Governance
- Risk, Audit, & Compliance
- Organization Management
- Identity & Access Management
- Security Monitoring
- Infrastructure & Networking Security
- Cloud Workload Security
- Data Security
- Application Security
- Incident Response & Resilience
- Related Technologies & Strategies
Does this course include an exam?
Yes. At the end of this accelerated course, you can take the official CCSK™ exam online, covered by the Firebrand Certification Guarantee.
Interested?
See the full spec and register.
Prepare for CCSK™ with Firebrand
For the past 14 years in a row, we’ve been named one of the Top 20 IT Training Companies in the World.
We specialise in accelerated training that helps you become competent, confident, and certified at twice the speed. Cyber Security courses have been at the core of our offering ever since we opened our doors in 2001.
Could they be right for you, or your team?