This course focuses on understanding and implementing Amazon Web Services (AWS) security best practices for compute with a deep dive on compute security.

• Course level: Intermediate
• Duration: 2 hours

Activities

This course includes text, interactive activities, and knowledge checks.

Course objectives

In this course, you will learn to:

• Describe compute security vulnerabilities
• Construct a secure EC2 instance based on industry best practices
• Use Amazon EBS encryption to secure volume data

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: Compute Security

• Introduction to Compute Security
• Compute Hardening
• Amazon EBS Encryption
• Secure Operations and Maintenance
• Continuous Assessments
• Container Security
• Using AWS MarketPlace