Introduction to AWS Security

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Target Audience: Beginners in cloud security

Course Level: Beginner

Price: $19.99

Platform: Cybr

Key Learning Outcomes:

Gain the essential knowledge and skills to protect your AWS environments and resources.
Understand core security concepts like Identity and Access Management (IAM), data access control and encryption, network and infrastructure security, and monitoring & logging.
Learn how to configure security measures directly in the AWS Management Console.
Earn a certificate of completion upon finishing the course.

Course Structure:

70 lessons
Interactive diagrams
Hands-on labs (including free-tier compatible options)
Challenges to apply learned concepts
Scenario-based learning using a sample multi-tier AWS architecture

Course Content Highlights:

Infrastructure Security:
- AWS cloud architecture
- Security concerns with cloud architecture
- Regions and Availability Zones (AZs)
- Shared responsibility in the cloud
- VPC networks (incl. creating VPCs and subnets)
- Security Groups (SGs) and best practices
- Network Access Control Lists (NACLs)
- Elastic Load Balancers
- AWS WAF
Identity and Access Management (IAM):
- Key concepts of IAM
- Getting started with IAM
- Creating IAM users and roles
- Assigning permissions with policies
- Using Identity Center AWS SSO
Data Protection:
- Amazon S3 Bucket Protection
- Data protection in the cloud
- EBS and RDS data protection and encryption
- Key Management with AWS KMS
- S3 Bucket Policies vs. ACLs vs. IAM Policies
Logging, Monitoring, and Incident Response:
- AWS Log Types and Auditing Options
- CloudTrail
- Amazon CloudWatch
- Security Automation with CloudWatch Logs and SNS
- Amazon GuardDuty
- AWS Config
- AWS Systems Manager
- Amazon Detective
- Amazon Inspector
- Amazon Macie
- AWS Security Hub

Instructors:

Konstantinos Papapanagiotou (Cyber Security Consultant with 19+ years experience)
Christophe Limpalair (Founder of Cybr, Author of multiple AWS courses)

Additional Resources:

Course includes a certificate of completion
Production quality content with a focus on practical skills
Money-back guarantee (details likely on Cybr website)

Overall, this course seems like a well-rounded introduction to AWS security for beginners. The combination of video lectures, hands-on labs, and interactive elements makes it an engaging learning experience.