• Identify security benefits and responsibilities of using the AWS Cloud.
• Describe the access control and management features of AWS.
• Explain the available methods for encrypting data at rest and in transit.
• Describe how to secure network access to your AWS resources.
• Determine which AWS services can be used for monitoring and incident response.

Course Introduction

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

• Security IT business-level professionals interested in cloud security practices.
• Security professionals with minimal to no working knowledge of AWS.

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