Security Engineering on AWS

Course Duration

3 days

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 AWS services and common security tools. Attended AWS Security Essentials or have equivalent experience.

Course Description

This course demonstrates how to efficiently use AWS security services to stay secure in the AWS Cloud. The course focuses on the security practices that AWS recommends for enhancing the security of your data and systems in the cloud. The course highlights the security features of AWS key services including compute, storage, networking, and database services. You will also learn how to leverage AWS services and tools for automation, continuous monitoring and logging, and responding to security incidents.

Course Outline

Course Topics

• Identifying Entry Points on AWS
• Security Considerations: Web Application Environments
• Application Security
• Securing Networking Communications – Part 1
• Data Security
• Security Considerations: Hybrid Environments
• Monitoring and Collecting Logs on AWS
• Processing Logs on AWS
• Securing Networking Communications – Part 2
• Out-Of-Region Protection
• Account Management on AWS
• Security Considerations: Serverless Environments
• Secrets Management on AWS
• Automating Security on AWS
• Threat Detection and Sensitive Data Monitoring