This self-paced course provides an overview of the shared responsibility model, compliance, common frameworks, and best practices in the context of Amazon Web Services (AWS) security.
- Course level: Fundamental
- Duration: 1.75 hours
Activities
This course includes text, interactions, and assessments.
Course objectives
In this course, you will learn to:
- Differentiate security responsibilities according to the AWS shared responsibility model
- Describe the security pillar of the AWS Well-Architected Framework
- Understand Cybersecurity Framework (CSF) alignment and use as a standards-based approach to security controls
- Identify organizational challenges and threats
- Describe a standards-based approach to best practices
Intended audience
This course is intended for:
- Individuals responsible for professional services implementation and delivery at APN consulting partner organizations
- Security Architects, Security Engineers, and Systems Operators
- IT consultants designing, architecting, and maintaining applications and solutions to run securely in the AWS cloud
Prerequisites
Before attending this course, participants should have completed the following:
- AWS Security Fundamentals
- AWS Security Essentials
- AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Associate certification or a strong background in information security concepts, techniques, and paradigms in the areas of networking, operating systems, data encryption, and operational controls
Course outline
Module 1: AWS Security Overview
- Shared Responsibility Model
- Frameworks and Standards
- Establishing Security Best Practices
- Compliance in AWS
- Looking Forward
