AWS Security Essentials 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, this course teaches where in the AWS Cloud you are responsible for implementing security. You’ll also learn what security-oriented services are available to you, as well as why and how the security services can help meet the security needs of your organization.
This course enables you to dive deep, ask questions, work through solutions, and get feedback from AWS-accredited instructors with deep technical knowledge. This fundamental-level course is part of the AWS Training and Certification Security learning path.
Course objectives:
Identify 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
And much more
Intended audience:
IT business-level professionals interested in cloud security practices
Security professionals with minimal working knowledge of AWS
Prerequisites:
Working knowledge of IT security practices and infrastructure concepts
Familiarity with cloud computing concepts
Course outline:
Module 1: Exploring the Security Pillar
AWS Well-Architected Framework: Security Pillar
Module 2: Security of the Cloud
Shared responsibility model
AWS Global Infrastructure
Compliance and governance
Module 3: Identity and Access Management
Identity and access management
Data access and protection essentials
Lab 1: Introduction to Security Policies
Module 4: Protecting Infrastructure and Data
Protecting your network infrastructure
Edge Security
DDoS Mitigation
Protecting compute resources
Lab 2: Securing VPC Resources with Security Groups
Module 5: Detection and Response
Monitoring and detective controls
Incident response essentials
Module 6: Course Wrap-Up
Course review