AWS Hands-On Security (Video Course)

Description

Master AWS security, identity management, governance, monitoring, and threat protection to secure, manage, and protect modern cloud environments.

Description:

• Implement AWS Identity and Access Management Best Practices: Learn how to secure AWS accounts using root user protections, IAM users and groups, IAM roles, account federation, and least-privilege access controls to strengthen cloud security.
• Manage Permissions, Authentication, and Service Access: Gain hands-on experience creating IAM policies, resource-based policies, AWS CLI access, CloudShell environments, SDK integrations, and role-based access management across AWS services.
• Establish Security Monitoring, Governance, and Compliance Controls: Use AWS CloudTrail, AWS Config, AWS Organizations, IAM Identity Center, Control Tower, and AWS Backup to improve visibility, governance, compliance, and multi-account management.
• Protect Cloud Workloads with Advanced AWS Security Services: Learn how to implement AWS KMS, Secrets Manager, Certificate Manager, GuardDuty, Inspector, Security Hub, AWS WAF, and AWS Shield to secure applications, manage secrets, detect threats, and strengthen cloud resilience.

Concise Overview:

Master the AWS security services, governance capabilities, and operational best practices required to build secure and compliant cloud environments. Through hands-on demonstrations and real-world scenarios, you'll learn how to implement identity and access management, enforce security policies, manage permissions, and secure access to AWS resources using IAM, federation, AWS CLI, and SDKs.

The course explores essential AWS security, governance, and monitoring services including AWS CloudTrail, AWS Config, AWS Organizations, IAM Identity Center, Control Tower, AWS Backup, AWS KMS, Secrets Manager, and Certificate Manager. You'll gain practical experience protecting sensitive data, managing secrets and encryption keys, enforcing governance controls, and securing multi-account AWS environments.

You will also learn how to detect threats and strengthen cloud security using Amazon GuardDuty, Amazon Inspector, AWS Security Hub, AWS WAF, and AWS Shield. By the end of this course, you will have the skills needed to implement AWS security best practices, support compliance initiatives, manage cloud identities and permissions, protect applications, and secure production-ready AWS workloads with confidence.

Related Learning:

• Watch: AWS Security Essentials by Chad Smith - https://learning.oreilly.com/course/aws-security-essentials/9780135325353/
• Watch: AWS Foundations by Chad Smith - https://learning.oreilly.com/course/aws-foundations/9780135485064/
• Watch: Hands-on Introduction to AWS by Chad Smith - https://learning.oreilly.com/course/handson-introduction-to/9780135947418/

Skill Level:

• Intermediate

Course Requirements:

• Familiarity with AWS accounts, users, and cloud administration concepts is helpful.
• An AWS account is recommended for following along with demonstrations and hands-on exercises.
• Previous experience with AWS services is beneficial but not required.

About Pearson Video Training:
Pearson publishes expert-led video tutorials covering a wide selection of technology topics designed to teach you the skills you need to succeed. These professional and personal technology videos feature world-leading author instructors published by your trusted technology brands: Addison-Wesley, Cisco Press, Pearson IT Certification, Prentice Hall, Sams, and Que. Topics include IT Certification, Network Security, Cisco Technology, Programming, Web Development, Mobile Development, and more.

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Sample Content

Table of Contents

Lesson 1: AWS Identities
Lesson 2: AWS Permissions
Lesson 3: Accessing AWS Services
Lesson 4: AWS CloudTrail and Config
Lesson 5: Multiple Account Management
Lesson 6: Secrets and Key Management
Lesson 7: Security Reporting Services
Lesson 8: Edge Protection Services

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