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AWS Fundamentals: Addressing Security Risk

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Course Summary

This course is designed to provide a fundamental understanding of security and risk management concepts and their implementation in AWS.

Key Learning Points

Learn how to address security risks in AWS
Understand the shared responsibility model of security
Explore identity and access management, logging and monitoring, and encryption

Job Positions & Salaries of people who have taken this course might have

- USA: $116,000
- India: ₹1,100,000
- Spain: €42,000
- USA: $116,000
- India: ₹1,100,000
- Spain: €42,000
- USA: $145,000
- India: ₹2,200,000
- Spain: €55,000
- USA: $116,000
- India: ₹1,100,000
- Spain: €42,000
- USA: $145,000
- India: ₹2,200,000
- Spain: €55,000
- USA: $83,000
- India: ₹700,000
- Spain: €30,000

Learning Outcomes

Understand the shared responsibility model of security in AWS
Implement identity and access management controls
Configure logging and monitoring, and encryption for data protection

Prerequisites or good to have knowledge before taking this course

Basic knowledge of AWS
General understanding of security concepts

Course Difficulty Level

Intermediate

Course Format

Self-paced
Online
Video lectures

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Description

Welcome to AWS Fundamentals: Addressing Security Risk!

This course will give you an overview of security best practices when developing and managing applications on AWS. The course, created by AWS experts and delivered by AWS Solutions Architects, uses video lectures, hands-on exercise guides, demonstrations, and quizzes to dive deep on concepts about security on AWS. You will learn about the concept of “least privilege” and the AWS Shared Responsibility Model, as well as view demonstrations of Amazon GuardDuty, AWS Secrets Manager, and cross-account access. We encourage IT professionals and leaders who are interested in learning about best practices for securing an AWS environment and applications developed on AWS to enroll in this course. Before taking this course, we recommend you complete AWS Fundamentals: Going Cloud Native (https://www.coursera.org/learn/aws-fundamentals-going-cloud-native). Class forums will also allow you to ask questions and interact with AWS training instructors.

Outline

Week 1
Welcome to AWS Fundamentals: Addressing Security Risks
Meet the Instructors
Introduction to Week 1
Shared Responsibility Model
Compliance
Create an Account
Multiple Accounts
Identity and Access Services (Part 1)
Identity and Access Services (Part 2)
Directory Services
Pre-Course Survey
Shared Responsibility
Compliance
Create Account
Multiple Accounts
Mid-Course Survey

Week 2
Introduction to Week 2
Network Isolation-Fort & Bee Hive
Network Isolation VPC
VPC Endpoints and Private Link
Detective Controls
Auditing
Monitoring CloudWatch and CloudWatch Logs
Monitoring Guard Duty and Security Hub
Demo of AWS Config
Network Isolation
Auditing
Monitoring

Week 3
Introduction to Week 3
Data Types
Encryption in Transit
Encryption at Rest
Database Encryption
Amazon S3
EBS Encryption
Demo of Cross Account Access to S3
Data Types
Encryption in Transit and at Rest
Database Encryption
Amazon S3 Default Encryption for S3 Buckets
EBS Encryption

Week 4
Introduction to Week 4
Protecting Compute Resources
Protecting the Endpoints
Managing Secrets
Demo of Secrets Manager
Well-Architected Tool
Class Wrap-up
Protecting Compute Resources
Securing Endpoints
Secrets Manager
AWS Well-Architected
Post-Course Survey
End of Course Assessment

Summary of User Reviews

Discover how to address security risks in AWS with this comprehensive course from Coursera. Learn from industry experts and gain valuable insights into best practices for managing security in the cloud.

Key Aspect Users Liked About This Course

Many users found the course content to be very informative and well-structured.

Pros from User Reviews

In-depth coverage of AWS security best practices
Expert instructors with real-world experience
Hands-on labs and exercises to reinforce learning
Flexible schedule and self-paced format
High-quality video lectures and course materials

Cons from User Reviews

Some users found the course to be too basic
Lack of interaction with instructors or other students
Limited opportunities for hands-on practice
Course materials could be more up-to-date
Not suitable for advanced AWS users

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