he course aims to address the security issues in cloud computing so as to assure a secure and efficient cloud environment for dynamic business environment. The discussion includes the basics of cloud computing environment and its common threats and attacks, analysis of security architecture in various cloud services model and deployment model, various software-based security tools to monitor and protect the flow of information into and out of the cloud, identity and access management, patch management, data security controls and requirement, etc. The lectures are supplemented by substantial practical security implementation work and application development.