AWS Administration: Security Fundamentals
3h 45mBeginner2024-01-09
Authors

Mark Wilkins
Author, Technical Trainer, AWS Cloud Expert
Course details
Proper understanding of security services is crucial for any cloud administrator. This course lays a solid framework for understanding the fundamentals of security services in an AWS environment. Technical trainer and AWS Cloud expert Mark Wilkins begins with a general overview of the AWS account and the AWS security components, including an overview of the AWS Shared Responsibility Model. He offers a deeper look at identity security by looking at identity and access management and authentication options. Mark also dives into AWS security services like CloudTrail, Config, Guard Duty, Amazon Macie, and more.
Skills covered
Cloud SecurityNetwork SecurityCloud AdministrationAmazon Web Services (AWS)AmazonCloud ServicesCloud PlatformsCybersecurityCloud ComputingDeep Dive (X:Y)
Concepts
0. Introduction
- 01 - Fundamentals of AWS security
- 02 - What you should know
1. The AWS Account
- 03 - Understanding your AWS account
- 04 - AWS regions and edge locations
2. AWS Cloud Services and Security
- 05 - IAM account security overview
- 06 - EC2 instance security overview
- 07 - Demo - EC2 instance security overview
- 08 - Data security overview
- 09 - Demo - AWS data security overview
- 10 - Network security overview
- 11 - Demo - Network security options
- 12 - AWS compliance frameworks
- 13 - Challenge - Review compliance reports with AWS Artifact
- 14 - Solution - Review compliance reports with AWS Artifact
- 15 - The AWS shared responsibility model
3. Identity and Access Management Security
- 16 - Identity and access management
- 17 - IAM user and group accounts
- 18 - AWS credentials
- 19 - IAM policies
- 20 - Demo - Creating an IAM group and IAM user
- 21 - Challenge - Create an IAM user group
- 22 - Solution - Create an IAM user group
- 23 - Understanding IAM roles
- 24 - Demo - Creating a role
4. AWS Security Services
- 25 - AWS Shield
- 26 - AWS web application firewall
- 27 - Demo - WAF
- 28 - AWS Key Management Services
- 29 - Demo - Enabling encryption
- 30 - AWS CloudTrail
- 31 - Demo - CloudTrail details
- 32 - AWS Config
- 33 - Demo - AWS Config managed rules
- 34 - AWS GuardDuty
- 35 - Demo - GuardDuty protection options
- 36 - Amazon Macie
- 37 - Demo - Amazon Macie
- 38 - AWS Security Hub
Conclusion
- 39 - Learning more about AWS security
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