CHAPTER 13
Design and Implement Host-Based Security
In this chapter, you will learn about
• The AWS Systems Manager service
• Restricting remote access with AWS Session Manager
• The features and utilization of a host-based intrusion protection system
This chapter is about host-based security and the tools available to reduce the risks of attacks to your instances. Restricting remote access to the instances and keeping the instances up to date are mandatory requirements to keep the security of your instances safe.
Host-Based Security
Security must be applied in multiple layers, and host-based security is composed of multiple layers of protection to increase the security of your application, let’s review them:
• At the network layer, ...
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