Security Engineering on AWS

Description

This course demonstrates how to efficiently use AWS security services to stay secure in the AWS Cloud. The course focuses on the security practices that AWS recommends for enhancing the security of your data and systems in the cloud. The course highlights the security features of AWS key services including compute, storage, networking, and database services. You will also learn how to leverage AWS services and tools for automation, continuous monitoring and logging, and responding to security incidents.

Intended Audience

This course is intended for:

• Security engineers
• Security architects
• Information security professionals

Course Objectives

In this course, you will learn how to:

• Identify security benefits and responsibilities of using the AWS Cloud
• Build secure application infrastructures
• Protect applications and data from common security threats
• Perform and automate security checks
• Configure authentication and permissions for applications and resources
• Monitor AWS resources and respond to incidents
• Capture and process logs
• Create and configure automated and repeatable deployments with tools such as AMIs and AWS CloudFormation

Prerequisites

We recommend that attendees of this course have:

• Working knowledge of IT security practices and infrastructure concepts
• Familiarity with cloud computing concepts
• Completed AWS Security Essentials and Architecting on AWS instructor-led courses

Activities

This course includes presentations, demonstrations, and hands-on labs.

Duration

3 days

Course Outline

Module 1: Security on AWS

Module 2: Identifying Entry Points on AWS

Module 3: Security Considerations: Web Application Environments

Module 4: Application Security

Module 5: Data Security

Module 6: Securing Network Communications

Module 7: Monitoring and Collecting Logs on AWS

Module 8: Processing Logs on AWS

Module 9: Security Considerations: Hybrid Environments

Module 10: Out-of-Region Protection

Module 11: Security Considerations: Serverless Environments

Module 12: Threat Detection and Investigation

Module 13: Secrets Management on AWS

Module 14: Automation and Security by Design

Module 15: Account Management and Provisioning on AWS