AWS Ramp-Up Guide: Security
For AWS Cloud Security, Governance and Compliance Professionals
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Updated December 2020
Step 1 continued: Learn the cloud security fundamentals
LEARNING RESOURCE DURATION TYPE
Introduction to AWS Identity and Access Management (IAM) 30 minutes Hands-on Lab »
Cloud Adoption Framework: Security Perspective 2 hours Whitepaper »
Security Pillar AWS Well-Architected Framework 1 hour Whitepaper »
AWS Fundamentals: Addressing Security Risk 5 hours Digital Training »
Authentication and Authorization with AWS Identity and Access Management 15 minutes Digital Training »
Amazon Web Services: Overview of Security Processes 2 hours Whitepaper »
How to quickly find and update your access keys, password, MFA setting using the AWS Management Console 10 minutes Blog Post »
Getting started with AWS identity (from AWS re:Invent) 1 hour Video »
Protecting Your Instance with Security Groups 10 minutes Digital Training »
Differences Between Security Groups and NACLs 10 minutes Digital Training »
AWS Well-Architected Training 1 hour 30 minutes Digital Training »
How to think about cloud security governance 15 minutes Blog Post »
Well-Architected Security Labs (100 level) 4 hours Hands-on Labs »
Architecting on AWS 3 days Classroom Training »
Top 10 security items to improve in your AWS account 10 minutes Blog Post »
Step 2: Learn cloud security concepts and best practices
LEARNING RESOURCE DURATION TYPE
Introduction to AWS Security by Design 2 hours Whitepaper »
AWS Security Hub Automated Response and Remediation 30 minutes Webpage »