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