SANS, Google launch academy to promote cloud security, diversity in workforce>
CSO Online – Charlotte Trueman
To help tackle the skills deficit in cloud security, the SANS Institute and Google have launched a new academy focused on providing scholarship-based training for underrepresented groups. In order to reach potential students, SANS Institute conducted extensive media outreach in the tech industry as well as diversity-focused publications, while also working with over a dozen community partners, such as Women in Cybersecurity, Black Girls Hack, Women’s Society of Cyberjutsu, and Cyversity, to help spread the word, according to Max Shuftan, director of mission programs and partnerships at SANS Institute

The core curriculum for SCDA provides training for GIAC Cloud Security Essentials (GCLD) and GIAC Public Cloud Security (GPCS) certifications and successful program particpants must first pass the GCLD exam before proceeding.

“[The GCLD] course covers real-world lessons using security services created by Google Cloud Platform, Amazon Web Services (AWS), and Microsoft Azure, as well as open-source tools,” Shuftan said, adding that each section of the course features hands-on lab exercises to help hammer home the lessons learned.
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