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AWS Shared Responsibility Model

Now that you are ready to begin your journey, the first step is to understand who is responsible for what when it comes to cloud computing. Security for both workloads and data stored in the cloud is separated into functions performed by both the customer and the cloud service provider (in this case, AWS). The shared responsibility model describes which duty belongs to whom.

From its very name, the Shared Responsibility Model, it is clear from the outset that more than one party is involved. This model defines where the customer’s responsibility for implementing, controlling, and managing security within AWS starts and ends, compared to that of the cloud service provider – in this case, AWS.

The roles and responsibilities ...

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