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Security: A Comprehensive Approach Specialization
Illinois Tech

Security: A Comprehensive Approach Specialization

Master IT Security for Cloud and Operating Systems. Learn to secure operating systems and cloud environments with advanced security practices.

Marwan Omar
Kevin Vaccaro
Thomas Johnson

Instructors: Marwan Omar

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Intermediate level

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4 months to complete
at 10 hours a week
Flexible schedule
Learn at your own pace
Build toward a degree

What you'll learn

  • Secure operating systems and cloud environments.

  • Implement advanced security measures to protect against threats.

  • Apply security best practices to real-world IT scenarios.

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May 2025

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Specialization - 3 course series

Hardware and Operating System Foundations III

Course 117 hours4.8 (22 ratings)

What you'll learn

  • Explore operating system firewalls.

  • Demonstrate the use of Operating System logs.

  • Explore Operating system permissions.

Skills you'll gain

Category: Data Security
Category: Firewall
Category: Authorization (Computing)
Category: System Configuration
Category: Linux
Category: Microsoft Windows
Category: Operating Systems
Category: System Monitoring
Category: File Management
Category: System Support

What you'll learn

  • Understand and Apply Cloud Security Principles

    Implement and Manage Secure Access Controls

    Monitor, Audit, and Respond to Security Incidents

Skills you'll gain

Category: Continuous Monitoring
Category: Cloud Security
Category: Network Security
Category: Data Security
Category: Cloud Computing Architecture
Category: Amazon Web Services
Category: Multi-Factor Authentication
Category: Key Management
Category: Incident Response
Category: Identity and Access Management
Category: Security Controls
Category: Encryption
Category: Firewall
Category: Application Security
Category: AWS Identity And Access Management (IAM)
Category: Role-Based Access Control (RBAC)
Category: Cloud Computing
Category: Infrastructure Security

What you'll learn

  • Building a virtual machine in the cloud

  • Navigating pitfalls of migrating workloads to the cloud such as cost implications, and time required to migrate data

  • Creating a serverless application that runs in the cloud

Skills you'll gain

Category: Continuous Integration
Category: Serverless Computing
Category: Cloud Security
Category: Cloud-Native Computing
Category: Virtualization
Category: Disaster Recovery
Category: Amazon Web Services
Category: Cloud Applications
Category: DevOps
Category: Virtual Machines
Category: Business Continuity
Category: Infrastructure As A Service (IaaS)
Category: Cloud Storage
Category: Cloud Infrastructure
Category: Cloud Management
Category: Cost Management
Category: Capacity Management
Category: Cloud Computing

Instructors

Marwan Omar
Illinois Tech
5 Courses1,735 learners

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This Specialization is part of the following degree program(s) offered by Illinois Tech. If you are admitted and enroll, your completed coursework may count toward your degree learning and your progress can transfer with you.¹

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