The practical cloud security course covers a comprehensive range of topics to address security challenges in cloud computing. It explores the fundamentals of cloud infrastructure, common threats and attack vectors, security architecture in various cloud service and deployment models, software-based security tools, identity and access management, patch management, and data security controls. The course emphasizes hands-on implementation work and application development to provide students with practical experience. By the end of the course, participants will have gained the knowledge and skills necessary to effectively secure cloud environments and protect against evolving security threats. The curriculum also covers current security trends, best practices in the IT security industry, and design requirements for secure cloud computing environments across platforms like AWS and Azure. Students will set up web, application, and database servers in the AWS EC2 environment, where they will launch web and network attacks to configure security groups and accounts.