CHAPTER TWOStaying Safe with Security and Compliance
Welcome to Chapter 2. In this chapter, you learn how to make sure you're building in the Cloud using safe processes with security and compliance well in hand. Specifically, this chapter covers the following topics:
- The shared responsibility model
- Security and compliance concepts
- Access management capabilities
- AWS Identity and Access Management (IAM)
- Identifying resources for security support
By the end of this chapter, you will know how to keep security and compliance top of mind as you journey into the Cloud. Let's get started!
Introduction
It shouldn't be a surprise that security and compliance are “job zero” at Amazon, making customer safety the main priority. AWS builds services to help achieve security and compliance, and it builds these practices into their other services. After all, millions of users entrust the AWS Cloud every second with details about their bank information, personal data, shopping preferences, and more.
When on a camping trip, you make sure that safety and security play an important role as you plan the trip's details. You lock your camper's doors, for example, as ...