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    This document provides a guide for students taking the Managing Cloud Security course. It outlines the prerequisites needed to take the course, recommends a study plan and order to learn the materials, and describes the requirements to pass the objective assessment. Students must pass a 125 question, 4 hour objective assessment to complete the course. The guide recommends first watching video lectures, then thoroughly reviewing two long reading assignments and a regulations document before taking a pre-assessment and the final exam. Students have four attempts to pass the assessment and additional fees apply for later attempts.

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    This document provides a guide for students taking the Managing Cloud Security course. It outlines the prerequisites needed to take the course, recommends a study plan and order to learn the materials, and describes the requirements to pass the objective assessment. Students must pass a 125 question, 4 hour objective assessment to complete the course. The guide recommends first watching video lectures, then thoroughly reviewing two long reading assignments and a regulations document before taking a pre-assessment and the final exam. Students have four attempts to pass the assessment and additional fees apply for later attempts.

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    This document provides a guide for students taking the Managing Cloud Security course. It outlines the prerequisites needed to take the course, recommends a study plan and order to learn the materials, and describes the requirements to pass the objective assessment. Students must pass a 125 question, 4 hour objective assessment to complete the course. The guide recommends first watching video lectures, then thoroughly reviewing two long reading assignments and a regulations document before taking a pre-assessment and the final exam. Students have four attempts to pass the assessment and additional fees apply for later attempts.

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    Version 3/2023

    BSCSIA Course Kick Start Guide– D320


    Course Applicability: C838/D320, Managing Cloud Security
    Managing Cloud Security will prepare students to design solutions for cloud-based platforms
    and operations that maintain data availability while protecting the confidentiality and integrity
    of information. Many of today’s companies and organizations have outsourced data
    management, availability, and operational processes through cloud computing. Topics include
    security controls, disaster recovery plans, and continuity management plans that address
    physical, logical, and human factors. It is recommended that the following courses be
    completed before attempting this course: Networks and IT Applications.
    Prerequisite Courses:

    • IT Foundations, aligns to the CompTIA A+ certification


    • IT Applications, aligns to the CompTIA A+ certification
    • Network and Security Foundations
    • Networks, aligns to the CompTIA Network+ certification
    • Network and Security – Applications, aligns to the CompTIA Security+ certification
    • Information Systems Security, aligns to the ISC2 SSCP certification
    • Cyber Defense and Countermeasures

    Typically, successful students complete the course in ~59 days.

    About This Guide


    This Kick Start Guide can be used as supplemental resource to help you get started with the
    course, get answers to frequently asked questions, and be leveraged to help navigate towards
    successful completion of the objective assessment for the course. You can find the primary
    course material for the course by clicking the “Go To Course Material” button on your course
    page. Reach out to your assigned course instructor for additional guidance once assigned.

    Guide Contents
    What’s Required to complete the Course ................................................................................................... 2
    Primary Course Material .............................................................................................................................. 2
    Additional Resources ................................................................................................................................... 3
    Exam Attempts ............................................................................................................................................. 3
    What’s Required to complete the Course

    To complete the course you must pass an internal WGU Objective Assessment. The assessment is 125 questions,
    and the student has four hours to take it. The OA can be scheduled with the WGU Assessment Center by going to
    the course main page and clicking on the “Schedule” button under assessments. All the rules, regulations, and
    requirements to take the actual assessment are located on the Assessment Center main page.

    CCSP Certification Voucher Opportunity. Students enrolled in the BSCSIA degree program will be offered a
    complimentary voucher to take the ISC2 CCSP Certification Exam after successfully passing the internal objective
    assessment. You will need to direct all questions regarding the voucher to Assessment Services.

    How to Navigate the Course:


    • It highly recommended that you Do Not Schedule your first attempt until all of the material is covered.
    • Watch the Mike Chapple CCSP series videos on LinkedIn Learning first. The link to the videos is below:
    o https://lrps.wgu.edu/provision/286925481
    • Go to the WGU course materials online. There are 7 sections containing 14 lessons.
    • Go to Section 6, Lesson 12 and read the entire PDF “Security Guidance: For Critical Areas of Focus In Cloud
    Computing”. Will be sent to you in an email and can be accessed within the course material.
    • Read through the remaining sections and lessons within the course.
    • Review the C838 Laws, Regs, Orgs, Study Guide V0. Will be sent to you in an email and can be accessed
    within the course material.
    • Take the preassessment and then go back and review the areas in which you may need additional study
    time.
    • Take the objective assessment.

    DO NOT TAKE THE PRE-ASSESSMENT BEFORE STUDYING THE COURSE MATERIALS!!!


    This is an extremely complex course and requires an extensive amount of studying. It is imperative that you
    master the course concepts before taking any assessment.

    Primary Course Material

    There are four primary learning resources for this course:

    1. Mike Chapple CCSP series videos on LinkedIn Learning. The link to the videos is below:
    a. https://lrps.wgu.edu/provision/286925481. The videos are critical to watch. They need to be
    watched attentively with one’s full focus and not at work in the background. Take notes while
    watching the videos. The videos provide each student with a proper foundation in cloud security
    which will prepare them for learning the rest of the course.
    2. From the main course page go to the primary learning resource and navigate to Section 6, Ch. 12. Read
    the entire PDF “Security Guidance: For Critical Areas of Focus In Cloud Computing”. This document is 152
    pages and is more than a simple read. The concepts within this document must be mastered. The best
    way to do this is to divide it into small sections, review the content, identify the most important concepts,
    highlight them and restudy those sections each day.
    3. Review the C838 Laws, Regs, Orgs, Study Guide V0. It will be sent to you in an email and can be accessed
    within the course material. This document contains crucial laws, rules and regulations pertaining to cloud
    security. While students do not have to memorize the actual laws, they must know what each law does
    and its applicability. A good way to accomplish this task is to print out the seven-page MS-Word doc, cut
    it up and make it into flash cards.
    4. The CCSP study guide is the primary learning resource for the course. It is extensive and covers all aspects
    of cloud security. Read this document after you have mastered the materials in the resources mentioned
    above. Following this study plan in the prescribed order will help each student build a solid foundation in
    which to build cloud security knowledge and enable them to master the concepts within the next learning
    resource.

    Additional Resources

    Sybex questions: Complete all of Sybex Practice tests with a score of at least 90%. To do them online, go to the
    resource: https://lrps.wgu.edu/provision/148701708. Go to page XXVI and follow the sign-up procedures to
    receive a pin.

    Exam Attempts

    Attempt 1: To unlock your exam for scheduling for the 1st attempt at the exam, you must attempt the course
    preassessment. Upon completion of the preassessment, the “Schedule Now” button will appear in the
    assessments section of your main course page. You have control to essentially approve your 1st attempt.

    Attempts 2-4: For 2nd and subsequent attempts, your assigned Course Instructor will be the individual that
    approves your retake(s) following your completion of a tailored retake study plan and conditions for approval
    outlined by him or her. If you fail the first Objective Assessment and has not passed the Pre-Assessment, expect
    one of the conditions for approval to be passing the pre-assessment before receiving approval for the second
    Objective Assessment attempt. Your assigned course instructor will provide the full list of conditions for approval.

    Attempts 3-4: Additionally, for 3rd and subsequent attempts, you will be charged an out-of-pocket fee of $60 to
    retake your exam. Minimum wait time before attempt 3 and before attempt 4 is five days.

    Note - You are allotted only 4 attempts at the exam. Review the Assessment Policies section of your Student
    Handbook for additional information. WGU Student Handbook-Assessment-Policies

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