Chapter 5. Security and Compliance

This chapter covers the following subjects:

  • The Shared Responsibility Model: This section of the chapter describes the AWS Shared Responsibility Model in great detail. It also provides examples of AWS security responsibilities as well as those of the client (you).

  • Security Policies in AWS: This section of the chapter describes the use of powerful security policies and other security best practices in AWS.

  • Access Controls: This final part of the chapter details many of the powerful access controls that exist in AWS for you to use in order to help secure your cloud-based solutions.

It is amazing just how many engineers are often scared to move to the cloud due to security reasons. In all actuality, there are ...

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