Course Overview

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, 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.

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Level: Fundamental

Duration: 1 Day

Delivery Type: Instructor-Led Training

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
• Determine which AWS services can be used for security logging and monitoring

Prerequisites

Required

• Working knowledge of IT security practices and infrastructure concepts, familiarity with cloud computing concepts

Who Should Go For This Training?

• IT business-level professionals interested in cloud security practices
• Security professionals with minimal working knowledge of AWS

Course Outline

Day 1

Module 1: Security on AWS

• Security design principles in the AWS Cloud
• AWS 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
• Lab 01 - Introduction to Security Policies

Module 4: Security IN the Cloud - Part 2

• Securing your infrastructure
• Monitoring and detective controls
• Lab 02 - Securing VPC Resources with Security Groups

Module 5: Security IN the Cloud - Part 3

• DDoS mitigation
• Incident response essentials
• Lab 03 - Automating Incident Response with AWS Config and AWS Lambda