Cybersecurity Solution Architecture 201 (2026)

Name: Cybersecurity Solution Architecture 201 (2026)
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Apply cybersecurity architecture across cloud, identity, apps, data, AI, Zero Trust, and enterprise security operations.

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Created bySerge Movsesyan | CISSP / CCSP

Last updated 8/2026

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What you'll learn

Turn business needs into measurable security requirements, architecture decisions, acceptance criteria, and evidence.
Apply threat modeling, abuse cases, attack-path analysis, STRIDE, PASTA, and MITRE ATT&CK to real architecture decisions.
Design practical Zero Trust architectures using identity, device, context, policy enforcement, telemetry, and revocation.
Architect enterprise identity for employees, partners, customers, workloads, automation, federation, and privileged access.
Design secure hybrid connectivity, segmentation, cloud edge controls, landing zones, guardrails, and cloud-native workloads.
Secure applications, APIs, DevSecOps pipelines, Infrastructure as Code, software dependencies, and release processes.
Engineer data protection and privacy across collection, use, sharing, encryption, retention, deletion, and recovery.
Secure generative AI and agentic applications against prompt injection, unsafe tool use, excessive agency, and data exposure.
Apply risk-based exposure management, detection engineering, threat hunting, incident readiness, forensics, and resilience.
Evaluate compliance, OT and IoT security, third-party risk, and integrated architectures using evidence and residual-risk decisions.

Course content

1 section • 26 lectures • 11h 44m total length

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Module 01 - Course Introduction- Applied Architecture in Practice33:09
Explore advanced cybersecurity solution architecture topics, including zero trust, infrastructure as code, and DevSecOps, while reviewing 101 principles like the CIA triad and threat modeling across multi-cloud and container environments.
Module 02 - Security Requirements and Architecture Decisions29:08
Apply advanced threat modeling frameworks like stride, pasta, and mortar attack to multi-cloud, containerized environments, mapping kill chains and maintaining iterative security as architectures evolve.
Module 03 - Threat Modeling, Abuse Cases, and Attack Paths28:35
Explore zero trust architecture, its four principles—no implicit trust, continuous verification, micro-segmentation, and adaptive access—and how to implement identity-centric, policy-driven controls across multi-cloud environments.
Module 04 - Zero Trust Architecture in Practice30:24
Learn how infrastructure as code (IaC) enables automated security checks in ci/cd pipelines, catching misconfigurations before deployment and enabling drift detection and continuous compliance.
Module 05 - Enterprise Identity and Non-Human Identity31:36
Explore DevSecOps principles, secure coding, and security tooling across CI/CD, container and cloud native ecosystems; learn threat modeling, SAST/DAST, SCA, policy as code, and supply chain integrity.
Module 06 - Secure Access, Segmentation, and the Cloud Edge30:17
Explore advanced identity and access management (IAM) concepts like RBAC, ABAC, PBAC, PAM, and federation to design zero-trust, policy-driven security across multi-cloud environments.
Module 07 - Cloud Landing Zones and Hybrid Guardrails31:59
Architect data protection strategies that embed privacy by design and default, covering data classification, encryption, tokenization, and key management, to meet GDPR, CcpA, and other regulations.
Module 08 - Containers, Kubernetes, Serverless, and Service Identity32:26
Secure multi-cloud and hybrid deployments by integrating AWS, Azure, and GCP security services with consistent policies, robust logging, continuous compliance, and zero-trust principles to meet enterprise audit demands.
Module 09 - Application, API, and Secure-by-Design Architecture31:43
Design and operate a modern security operations center with threat hunting, threat intelligence, and automation, comparing in-house and MDR options to strengthen detection, response, and architecture.
Module 10 - DevSecOps, Infrastructure as Code, and Supply-Chain Assurance30:58
Master programmatic GRC that weaves governance, risk, and compliance into technology decisions. Apply scenario-based risk modeling, metrics, and policy as code to align security with business goals.
Module 11 - Data Protection and Privacy Engineering31:10
Advance incident response and digital forensics with extended playbooks, tabletop exercises, and forensic techniques spanning disk, memory, and network artifacts, including AI threat scenarios and lessons learned.
Module 12 - Securing Generative AI and Agentic Applications31:31
Translate enterprise security into disciplined, scalable programs using reference architectures, blueprint as code, zero trust, and mature DevSecOps pipelines, illustrated by global case studies.
Module 13 - Risk-Based Exposure Management and Security Validation30:53
wrap up cybersecurity solution architecture 201 by cementing threat modeling, zero trust, and security as code, and prep for the 301 leadership track with a 90-day, 12-week plan.
Module 14 - Detection Engineering, Threat Intelligence, and Hunting30:39
Turn threat scenarios into observable behaviors using detection engineering, validated telemetry, and escalation criteria, and connect architecture, threat intelligence, and hunting to improve detections.
Module 15 - Incident Architecture, Forensics Readiness, and Resilience31:32
Module 16 - Control Mapping, Continuous Compliance, and Evidence31:03
Module 17 - OT, IoT, and Cyber-Physical Architecture32:57
Module 18 - Third-Party Architecture and Vendor Assurance32:19
Module 19 - Integrated Architecture Case Study31:56
Module 20 - Final Review and Preparation for 30131:18
Microsoft Azure Security Solutions20:01
Amazon Web Services Security Solutions17:34
Google Cloud Compute Security Solutions19:45
50 Top SIEM Use Cases for Cloud Adoption11:13
Bonus: Cybersecurity Solution Accelerators (201 Level)9:48
Cracks in the Chain: Threat Modeling for a Hybrid Cloud Expansion
No More Trust Falls: Designing a Zero Trust Strategy for Legacy Systems
Pipelines with Blind Spots: Securing Infrastructure as Code at BuildForge
Cybersecurity Solution Architecture 201 - Final Test

Requirements

This course assumes a foundational understanding of cybersecurity and secure solution design, ideally from Cybersecurity Solution Architecture 101 or equivalent experience. Learners should be comfortable with basic concepts such as networking, identity and access, cloud services, applications and APIs, data protection, cyber risk, and security controls. Prior professional experience in IT, cybersecurity, cloud, software development, engineering, risk, or a related technical field will be helpful, but no specific certification is required. You do not need access to specialized security tools or enterprise platforms. The course focuses on applied architecture, so learners should be prepared to analyze requirements, trust boundaries, threats, design options, implementation constraints, and operating evidence across connected enterprise services.

Description

Modern security architecture becomes difficult when identity, cloud, applications, data, software delivery, AI, suppliers, and operations all intersect within the same business service.

Cybersecurity Solution Architecture 201: Applied Cloud, Identity, Software, Data, and AI Design moves beyond foundational concepts and into practical, integrated architecture work.

You will learn how to turn broad security objectives into measurable requirements, architecture decisions, implementation controls, transition plans, acceptance tests, and operating evidence.

The course focuses on the real challenge facing cybersecurity architects: designing security across connected systems where individually strong controls can still fail when trust, ownership, data, or responsibility changes between teams and technologies.

You will explore applied architecture across:

• Security requirements and architecture decisions
• Threat modeling, abuse cases, and attack paths
• Zero Trust architecture and policy enforcement
• Enterprise identity and non-human identity
• Secure access, segmentation, and cloud edge architecture
• Cloud landing zones and hybrid security guardrails
• Containers, Kubernetes, serverless, and workload identity
• Secure applications and APIs
• DevSecOps, Infrastructure as Code, and software supply chains
• Data protection and privacy engineering
• Generative AI and agentic application security
• Risk-based exposure management and security validation
• Detection engineering, threat intelligence, and threat hunting
• Incident readiness, forensics, recovery, and resilience
• Continuous compliance, controls, and evidence
• OT, IoT, and cyber-physical architecture
• Third-party architecture and supplier risk

Throughout the course, you will continue working with the HarborPoint enterprise case study and follow architecture decisions across complete transactions, trust boundaries, platforms, operating teams, and suppliers.

You will learn to build context and data-flow models, write measurable requirements, analyze credible threats, compare design options, document trade-offs, assign control ownership, and define the evidence needed to demonstrate that a design works in practice.

By the end of the course, you will have a repeatable method for developing architecture that engineers can build, operators can support, security teams can validate, and risk owners can evaluate.

This course is ideal for cybersecurity professionals, security engineers, cloud and application security practitioners, consultants, and architects who already understand security fundamentals and want to develop stronger practical architecture skills.

Cybersecurity Solution Architecture 201 builds on the foundations established in Course 101 and prepares you for enterprise-scale architecture, portfolio governance, investment, and leadership in Course 301.

Who this course is for:

Cloud or DevOps Engineers seeking to embed Zero Trust, IaC guardrails, and secure CI/CD practices into multi‑cloud pipelines.
Security Analysts and SOC Team Leads who want to translate operational findings into architectural improvements, threat‑model complex systems, and mature their organization’s incident‑response playbooks.
Mid‑Level Security Architects aiming to refine designs with advanced IAM, micro‑segmentation, data‑protection, and programmatic GRC, while preparing for leadership responsibilities.
Platform and Site‑Reliability Engineers (SREs) tasked with maintaining resilient, compliant production environments and eager to layer in automated security and continuous compliance checks.
IT Managers and Technical Project Owners responsible for delivering secure cloud migrations, DevSecOps initiatives, or regulatory programs who need a cohesive framework to guide cross‑functional teams.
Motivated Graduates or Career‑Changers who have completed a foundational course (our 101 track or equivalent) and are ready for deeper dives into threat modeling, Zero Trust rollouts, DevSecOps automation, and advanced GRC.