CompTIA Cloud+ (CV0-003)

Identify and configure security access controls using directory services, single sign-on, and federation with SAML and PKI. Manage secrets, keys, and multi-factor authentication across cloud and on-prem environments.

Analyze identity and access management solutions through scenario-based questions, applying role-based access control and deprovisioning, and illustrate multi-factor authentication and password management using Azure demonstrations to bolster cloud security.

Explore cloud networking security services, including firewalls, web application firewalls, application delivery controllers, IPS/IDS, and data loss prevention, plus visibility tools like packet brokers and network flows.

Explain compliance controls in the cloud through file integrity monitoring and change monitoring, legal holds, retention, records management, and DLP with a CASB.

Demonstrates data loss prevention policy setup in Microsoft 365, with country-specific templates including Patriot Act, plus file integrity hashing and Azure regulatory compliance standards like PCI DSS and ISO 27001.

Craft a documented incident response procedure guided by the NIST SP 800-61, detailing preparation, detection and analysis, containment, eradication, recovery, and lessons learned with a clear communication plan and roles.

Explore how cloud-based networking services like dhcp, ntp, dns, cdn and ipam translate to cloud infrastructure, including on-premises and hybrid deployments, and their impact on address management and time synchronization.

Explore how cloud virtual routing works, comparing dynamic versus static routing, subnets and VPC/VNet concepts, and hub-and-spoke and peering topologies for secure, scalable networks.

Deploys a virtual routing demo showing two VNets connected by a two-way peering link, using a bastion host to test cross-net access and remote desktop without exposing resources publicly.

Explore single root IO virtualization (SR-IOV) and virtual network interfaces to boost VM network performance, bypass software switches, and achieve near-physical NIC speeds with accelerated networking in cloud environments.

Explore cloud migration strategies across physical-to-virtual, virtual-to-virtual, and cloud-to-cloud scenarios, including assessment, planning, deployment, and optimization, with a focus on storage and database migrations and avoiding vendor lock.

Master patching and upgrading as maintenance to maintain cloud uptime, testing patches in non-production, and applying scope, rollback plans, and deployment strategies like n-1, rolling upgrades, blue-green, and canary.

Explore tagging, patch management, and update management in a cloud environment, using dashboards to monitor resources, enable centralized patching, and implement chargeback and showback.

Explore cloud environment optimization through scenario-based practice, covering vertical vs horizontal scaling, virtualization hardware considerations, deduplication for migration, and edge computing to improve latency.

Set up a cloud-based backup solution by creating a recovery services vault and backup policy for a virtual machine, then manage backups in the backup center and enable instant restore.

Master a systematic cloud troubleshooting model: identify the problem, form and test a theory, plan actions, verify functionality, and document outcomes with scope, change management, and backups.

Learn to troubleshoot Azure vm deployment issues by validating JSON templates, loading parameters, and using deployment logs to fix an invalid subnet configuration and complete the deployment.

Identify and fix cloud connectivity issues by examining Azure resource groups, VNet and subnet configurations, correcting IP addresses, and establishing VNet peering to restore cross-network communication.

Diagnose automation and patch issues by checking the automation account and VM readiness. Suggest a cross-team change ticket to reschedule updates without policy conflicts.