AWS Fundamentals Addressing Security Risk

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.

• Foundational security concepts, including basic concepts such as "least privilege" and the "Shared Responsibility Model."

• Detective controls, including Amazon CloudTrail, AWS Security Hub, Amazon GuardDuty, and AWS Config.

• Encryption of data at rest, in motion, and best practices for how to store data within and between various AWS services.

• The AWS Well-Architected Framework and protecting compute resources such as Amazon EC2 and AWS Lambda.

Syllabus

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FAQ

When will I have access to the lectures and assignments?

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The course may not offer an audit option. You can try a Free Trial instead, or apply for Financial Aid.

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What will I get if I subscribe to this Specialization?

When you enroll in the course, you get access to all of the courses in the Specialization, and you earn a certificate when you complete the work. Your electronic Certificate will be added to your Accomplishments page - from there, you can print your Certificate or add it to your LinkedIn profile. If you only want to read and view the course content, you can audit the course for free.

Is financial aid available?

Yes. In select learning programs, you can apply for financial aid or a scholarship if you can’t afford the enrollment fee. If fin aid or scholarship is available for your learning program selection, you’ll find a link to apply on the description page.

Reviews

Excellent material and overview. Some of the quiz questions were not covered in the course lecture but overall a good course for understanding the underlying terminology in AWS.

It was great to gain insights into security aspects of AWS but I would like to see more short demos of mentioned services like CloudTrail, GrandDuty, etc.

Well presented course, high level but a very good introduction to AWS and security best practices. I recommend this to anyone who wishes to begin learning about AWS and security best practices.

Well presented - but needs a bit more hands on practice and quizzes. Would be even better if a practical example was included from beginning to end