AWS Security Fundamentals

In this self-paced course, you will learn fundamental cloud computing and AWS security concepts, including AWS access control and management, governance, logging, and encryption methods. We will address security-related compliance protocols, risk management strategies, and procedures related to auditing your AWS security infrastructure.

Intended Audience

This course is intended for:

• IT business-level users and professionals interested in cloud security practices
• IT auditors, analysts, and regulators
• Security professionals with minimal working knowledge of AWS

Course Objectives

In this course, you will learn how to:

• Identify the security and compliance benefits of using the AWS Cloud
• Describe the access control and access management features of AWS and data encryption methods to secure sensitive data
• Use AWS services for security logging and monitoring, and determine which can be used for network security
• Ensure strong governance of your AWS resources and identify the services used to maintain governance of control environments
• Use the AWS audit feature, audit an AWS environment, and determine whether AWS audits and attestations that validate security controls are implemented and operating effectively
• Explain AWS compliance and assurance programs

1. Introduction
2. Access control and management
3. Governance, logging, and encryption
4. Compliance and risk management