SecureCloud SME

Implementing

Cloud Security Practices

for Small & Medium Enterprises

Strengthen your cloud security knowledge through practical, SME-focused training designed for businesses and VET providers. Learn how to understand cloud risks, recognise common threats, design safer cloud environments, apply effective governance practices and use the CSI Model to support secure, resilient and confident digital transformation across everyday operations, training delivery, organisational planning, staff awareness, service continuity, compliance readiness and long-term skills development.

Free
Free access this course

22

Self-paced hours

06

Practical modules

06

Languages

Yes

Certificate

What you'll achieve

Walk out with a security posture you can defend.

Each module ends with a practical artefact — a policy, a configuration, or a decision log — that you keep for your business.

01

Understand the main cloud security risks affecting SMEs and how to recognise weak points before they become serious issues.

02

Apply practical controls for safer cloud use, including access management, data protection, backup planning, and secure configuration.

03

Use the CSI Model to assess your current situation, prioritise improvements, and make clearer security decisions.

04

Build confidence to support staff awareness, training delivery, compliance readiness, and long-term secure digital transformation.

Curriculum

Six modules, designed for busy founders.

7 lessons · 22 hours · self-paced

Introduction

  • Introduction to the Cloud Security Essential Training for SMEs

Module 1: Cloud Security Essentials for SMEs

Module 2: Threat Landscape and SME-Specific Challenges

Module 3: Designing Secure Cloud Environments

Module 4: Cloud Security Governance

Module 5: The CSI Model – From Theory to Practice

Module 6: Capacity Building for VET Providers

Funded by the European Union. Views and opinions expressed are however those of the author(s) only and do not necessarily reflect those of the European Union or the European Education and Culture Executive Agency (EACEA). Neither the European Union nor EACEA can be held responsible for them.

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