The Cloud Security and Compliance course provides a structured understanding of the security, legal, regulatory and operational considerations involved in protecting cloud environments. It explores how organisations can establish effective security governance, manage cloud risks, protect data and identities, monitor environments and maintain compliance.The course begins with the foundations of cloud security and compliance, covering cloud service and deployment models, shared responsibility, security governance, accountability, risk ownership, threats, vulnerabilities and organisational responsibilities.Learners then explore the UK legal, regulatory and standards landscape, including UK GDPR, the Data Protection Act 2018, NIS Regulations, NCSC guidance, Cyber Essentials and ISO standards. The course also examines identity and access management, privileged security, data protection, encryption, secure architecture, Zero Trust, data residency and international transfers.Further modules focus on cloud operations, security monitoring, incident response, vulnerability management, business continuity and operational resilience. The course concludes with cloud assurance, supplier risk, continuous compliance, auditing, evidence management, cloud exit planning and continual improvement.