AWS SECURITY ESSENTIALS
Course Overview
This course covers fundamental AWS cloud security concepts, including AWS access control, data encryption methods, and how network access to your AWS infrastructure can be secured. Based on the AWS Shared Security Model, you learn where you are responsible for implementing security in the AWS Cloud and what security-oriented services are available to you and why and how the security services can help meet the security needs of your organization.
Course Objectives
In this course, you will learn to:
- Identify the security benefits and responsibilities when using the AWS Cloud
- Describe the access control and management features of AWS
- Understand the different data encryption methods to secure sensitive data
- Describe how to secure network access to your AWS resources
- Determine which AWS services can be used for security logging and monitoring
Course Prequisites
We recommend that attendees of this course have:
- Working knowledge of IT security practices and infrastructure concepts, familiarity with cloud computing concepts
- AWS Cloud Practitioner Essentials
Target Audience
This course is intended for:
- IT business-level professionals interested in cloud security practices
- Security professionals with minimal working knowledge of AWS
Course Outline
Module 1 – Security on AWS
- Security design principles
- Shared responsibility model
Module 2 – Security of the Cloud
- AWS Global Infrastructure
- Data center security
- Compliance and governance
Module 3 – Security in the Cloud – Part 1
- Identity and access management
- Data protection essentials
- Lab 1 – Introduction to Security Policies
Module 4 – Security in the Cloud – Part 2
- Securing your infrastructure
- Monitoring and detective controls
- Lab 2 – Securing VPC Resources with Security Groups
Module 5 – Security in the Cloud – Part 3
- DDoS mitigation
- Incident response essentials
- Lab 3 – Remediating Issues with AWS Config
Module 6 – Course Wrap-Up
- AWS Well-Architected Tool
- Next steps
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