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Cloud Computing Fundamentals and Architecture
LearnCloudUnit 110

Topic 1.10 of Cloud Computing Fundamentals and Architecture

Cloud Governance, FinOps & Security Posture Baseline

AWS Organizations, Service Control Policies, the Well-Architected security pillar, CIS Foundations Benchmark Level 1, FinOps security controls, and Indian regulatory governance requirements.

~30 min total·4 quadrants of structured content

By the end of this topic, you will

  • Write an SCP to enforce data residency to ap-south-1
  • List the ten controls that constitute a CIS Level 1 baseline for a new AWS account
  • Explain how billing anomalies serve as security signals for account compromise
  • Map DPDP Act 2023, CERT-In 2022, and RBI IT Framework to cloud governance requirements
Q1 · E-TUTORIAL (1)Q2 · E-CONTENT (1)Q3 · WEB RESOURCES (13)Q4 · SELF-ASSESSMENT (2)

Quadrant 1 · e-Tutorial

Video lectures and walkthroughs

Quadrant 2 · e-Content

Articles and case studies

cloud-security

Cloud Governance, FinOps & Establishing a Security Posture Baseline

Cloud governance defines the policies and guardrails that prevent misconfiguration at scale. This article covers AWS Organizations, Service Control Policies, the Well-Architected Framework security pillar, FinOps controls, and the baseline every cloud account must reach before workloads are deployed.

22 min read

Quadrant 3 · Web Resources

Downloadable material and curated external links

Downloadable reference material

EBook

Cloud Security — eBook

v2026

Open resource

Cheatsheet

Cloud Security — Cheatsheet

v2026

Open resource

MCQ Bank

Cloud Security — MCQ Bank

v2026

Open resource

Question Bank

Cloud Security — Question Bank

v2026

Open resource

Featured Podcast

Podcast Episode

Tech Talk EP 07 — The Hypervisor Is Your True Security Perimeter

Audio deep-dive covering NIST SP 800-145, the SPI stack, shared responsibility, deployment models, Type-1/2 hypervisors, and Spectre/Meltdown side-channel attacks. ~30 min.

Listen now

External links

AWS Well-Architected Framework: Security Pillar

AWS security pillar whitepaper covering seven design principles and implementation guidance.

AWS Well-Architected Framework: Security Pillar

AWS security pillar whitepaper covering seven design principles and implementation guidance.

CIS Controls Cloud Companion Guide

CIS guidance mapping the CIS Controls to cloud environments.

CIS Controls Cloud Companion Guide

CIS guidance mapping the CIS Controls to cloud environments.

CERT-In Directions 2022 — Full Text

CERT-In 2022 cybersecurity directions applicable to cloud service customers in India.

CERT-In Directions 2022 — Full Text

CERT-In 2022 cybersecurity directions applicable to cloud service customers in India.

AWS Service Control Policies Documentation

AWS documentation on writing and applying Service Control Policies in AWS Organizations.

AWS Service Control Policies Documentation

AWS documentation on writing and applying Service Control Policies in AWS Organizations.

Quadrant 4 · Self-Assessment

Test your knowledge — earn a certificate on first pass

Foundations of Cloud Computing

NIST SP 800-145, service models, deployment models, shared responsibility, virtualisation, and migration strategies.

20 questions30 minPass: 60%

Cloud Security: Complete Assessment

Comprehensive 120-question assessment covering all six chapters of the Cloud Security eBook 2026.

120 questions120 minPass: 60%