AWS Security Essentials Training

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 as well as why and how the security services can help meet the security needs of your organization.

• What you will learn
• 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

• 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

This course is intended for:

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

We recommend that attendees of this course have:

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