Format
Multiple choice, multiple answer

Type
Specialty

Delivery Method
Testing center or online proctored exam

Time
170 minutes to complete the exam

Cost
300 USD (Practice exam: 40 USD)

Language
Available in English, Japanese, Korean, and Simplified Chinese

The AWS Certified Security – Specialty is intended for individuals who perform a security role with at least two years of hands-on experience securing AWS workloads.

This course is specially designed for the aspirants who intend to give the AWS Certified Security Specialty 2021 certification and as well for those who want to master the AWS Security as well. Throughout the course, we look into various Real World scenario and look into why do website gets hacked, what could have been done to prevent it and learn the best practices related to Security for your AWS environment.

Abilities Validated by the Certification

• An understanding of specialized data classifications and AWS data protection mechanisms

• An understanding of data encryption methods and AWS mechanisms to implement them

• An understanding of secure Internet protocols and AWS mechanisms to implement them

• A working knowledge of AWS security services and features of services to provide a secure production environment

• Competency gained from two or more years of production deployment experience using AWS security services and features

• Ability to make tradeoff decisions with regard to cost, security, and deployment complexity given a set of application requirements

• An understanding of security operations and risk

Recommended Knowledge and Experience

• At least two years of hands-on experience securing AWS workloads

• Security controls for workloads on AWS

• A minimum of five years of IT security experience designing and implementing security solutions