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Learn about major security concepts and services in Amazon Web Services (AWS) in a non-engineer friendly fashion.
As part of any good IT infrastructure, security plays an important part in creating a stable technical environment. In the AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner exam, the Security module makes up a fourth of the exam questions. With cloud computing becoming more relevant to many professionalsâ lives, even if tangentially, it's a vital topic to explore. This course, the second in a four-part series designed to help professionals in non-technical roles, provides you with a high-level grasp of the major security services and concepts in AWS. Instructor Hiroko Nishimuraâfounder of Intro to AWS for Newbiesâprovides an overview of security in the cloud. She then delves into the different security services available: Identity Access Management (IAM), Shield, Inspector, and more.Note: This course also maps to the second domain of the AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner exam. Taking all four courses in the Introduction to AWS for Non-Engineers series will help you prepare for the exam.
Overview
Syllabus
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Introduction
- Core concepts of cloud computing
- AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner exam
- Security domain
- Security in the cloud
- Shared responsibility model
- Well-architected framework
- Principle of least privilege
- AWS Cloud compliance
- Study break: Security domain
- Identity and Access Management (IAM)
- Web application firewall (WAF)
- Shield
- Inspector
- Trusted Advisor
- GuardDuty
- Study break: Reviewing security services
- Study break: Exam tips and resources
- Next steps
