AWS Security Essentials

Course Duration

1 day

Audience

Employees of federal, state and local governments; and businesses working with the government.

Prerequisites

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

Course Description

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 Outline

Course Topics

• Security design principles in the AWS Cloud
• AWS Shared Responsibility Model
• AWS Global Infrastructure
• Data center security
• Compliance and governance
• Identity and access management
• Data protection essentials
• Lab 01 – Introduction to security policies
• Securing your infrastructure
• Monitoring and detective controls
• Lab 02 – Securing VPC resources with Security Groups
• DDoS mitigation
• Incident response essentials
• Lab 03 – Remediating issues with AWS Config Conformance Packs
• AWS Well-Architected tool overview
• Next Steps