Cloud Audit Academy – AWS-Specific Course
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Overview
The Cloud Audit Academy - AWS-Specific Course is intended for auditing and compliance professionals involved in migrating or operating compliance workloads on AWS. This workshop gives you a hands-on opportunity to learn how to assess and approach real-world risks and use cases in your customer's AWS environment based on AWS controls and configurations. AWS-Specific focuses on security and auditing concepts based on industry-recognized security control domains and standards when operating in AWS. We recommend attendees of this course have hands-on audit experience.
This course was built in collaboration with PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) and is designed to touch on the following global industry security and compliance frameworks: Cloud Security Alliance Cloud Controls Matrix (CSA CCM); the European General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR); the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) 27001:2013; the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) 800-53; and the Service Organization Controls (SOC) 1 and 2.
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Earn CPE Units: 15 ISACA, 15 (ISC)², 15 GIAC
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Ways to Learn
Security and Compliance Domains
The CAA curriculum empowers you to work towards a majority of existing compliance frameworks by focusing on the following globally recognized security and compliance domains:
- Governance, Risk, and Compliance
- Identity and Access Management
- Data Security and Privacy
- Network Management
- Configuration Management
- Vulnerability Management
- User Device Management
- Logging and Monitoring
- Incident Response
- Business Continuity and Contingency Planning

Recommended Prerequisites
AWS Security Fundamentals (Second Edition)
Learn fundamental AWS security concepts including AWS access control, governance, encryption methods, and more.
Online Course | Free | 2 Hours
Security Engineering on AWS
For security architects, engineers, auditors, and analysts. Learn how to stay secure and compliant in the AWS Cloud, including AWS best practices and security features of key AWS services.
- Instructor-led | In-person or Virtual Class | 3 Days
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AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
This exam gives individuals an overall understanding of the AWS Cloud to validate their knowledge with an industry-recognized credential. This exam covers four domains, including: Cloud concepts; security; technology; and billing and pricing.
Certificate in Cloud Auditing Knowledge™ (CCAK™)
In partnership with the Cloud Security Alliance (CSA), ISACA® has launched the Certificate in Cloud Auditing Knowledge™(CCAK™)—the first-ever credential of its kind that fills a need for vendor-neutral technical training and credentials in cloud auditing.
- Online Course | Paid | 12 Hours
- Instructor-Led | Virtual Class | Paid | 12 Hours
- Study Guide | Paid
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ISACA CISA Self-paced Learning
CISA Online Review Course
The CISA Online Review Course is an online preparation course that prepares learners to pass the CISA certification exam using proven instructional design techniques and interactive activities. The course covers all five of the CISA domains, and each section corresponding directly to the CISA job practice.
- Online Course | Paid | 22 Hours (12-month subscription)
- CISA Review Manual, 27th Edition
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CISA Review Questions, Answers & Explanations Database - 12 Month Online Subscription
CISA® Review Questions, Answers & Explanations Database—12 Month Subscription is a comprehensive 1,000-question pool of items that contains the questions from the CISA® Review Questions, Answers & Explanations Manual, 12th Edition.
- Review Database | Paid | 12-month subscription
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ISACA CISM Self-paced Learning
CISM Online Review Course
The CISM Online Review Course is an online preparation course that prepares learners to pass the CISM certification exam using proven instructional design techniques and interactive activities. The course covers all four of the CISM domains, and each section corresponds directly to the CISM job practice.
- Online Course | Paid | ~17 Hours (12-month subscription)
- CISM Review Manual, 16th Edition
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CISM Review Questions, Answers & Explanations Database - 12 Month Online Subscription
CISM® Review Questions, Answers & Explanations Database—12 Month Subscription is a comprehensive 1,000-question pool of items that contains the questions from the CISM® Review Questions, Answers & Explanations Manual, 9th Edition.
- Review Database | Paid | 12-month subscription
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