Mastering AWS Security - Second Edition

Table of Contents

Preface

Part 1: Foundations of AWS Security

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Introduction to AWS Security Concepts and the Shared Responsibility Model

Cloud security overview – its importance and challenges

The significance of cloud security

Cloud security challenges

AWS shared responsibility model

Security “of” the cloud

Security “in” the cloud

IaaS, PaaS, SaaS – different levels of responsibility

Shared responsibility in practice – a closer look at AWS compute

The importance of understanding the shared responsibility model

AWS global infrastructure and security

Regions

AZs

Edge locations

AWS security best practices – general guidelines

Understand the shared responsibility model

Use AWS security services and features

Implement a strong identity and access ...