AWS certified security - specialty exam guide : all you need to know to clear the aws security speciality exam / Stuart Scott.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Scott, Stuart, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Amazon Web Services (Firm)--Examinations--Study guides.

Amazon Web Services (Firm).

Web services--Examinations--Study guides.

Web services.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (558 pages)

Edition:

1st edition

Other Title:

Amazon Web Services certified security-specialty exam guide

Place of Publication:

Birmingham, England : Packt Publishing, [2020]

System Details:

text file

Biography/History:

Scott Stuart: Stuart Scott is the AWS content lead at Cloud Academy where he has created over 40 courses reaching tens of thousands of students. His content focuses heavily on cloud security and compliance, specifically on how to implement and configure AWS services to protect, monitor and secure customer data in an AWS environment. He has written numerous cloud security blogs Cloud Academy and other AWS advanced technology partners. He has taken part in a series of cloud security webinars to share his knowledge and experience within the industry to help those looking to implement a secure and trusted environment. In January 2016 Stuart was awarded 'Expert of the Year' from Experts Exchange for his knowledge share within cloud services to the community.

Summary:

"Get to grips with the fundamentals of cloud security and prepare for the AWS Security Specialty exam with the help of this comprehensive certification guide Key Features Learn the fundamentals of security with this fast-paced guide Develop modern cloud security skills to build effective security solutions Answer practice questions and take mock tests to pass the exam with confidence Book Description AWS Certified Security – Specialty is a certification exam to validate your expertise in advanced cloud security. With an ever-increasing demand for AWS security skills in the cloud market, this certification can help you advance in your career. This book helps you prepare for the exam and gain certification by guiding you through building complex security solutions. From understanding the AWS shared responsibility model and identity and access management to implementing access management best practices, you'll gradually build on your skills. The book will also delve into securing instances and the principles of securing VPC infrastructure. Covering security threats, vulnerabilities, and attacks such as the DDoS attack, you'll discover how to mitigate these at different layers. You'll then cover compliance and learn how to use AWS to audit and govern infrastructure, as well as to focus on monitoring your environment by implementing logging mechanisms and tracking data. Later, you'll explore how to implement data encryption as you get hands-on with securing a live environment. Finally, you'll discover security best practices that will assist you in making critical decisions relating to cost, security,and deployment complexity. By the end of this AWS security book, you'll have the skills to pass the exam and design secure AWS solutions. What you will learn Understand how to identify and mitigate security incidents Assign appropriate Amazon Web Services (AWS) resources to underpin security requirements Work with the AWS shared responsibility model Secure your AWS public cloud in different layers of cloud computing Discover how to implement authentication through federated and mobile access Monitor and log tasks effectively using AWS Who this book is for If you are a system administrator or a security professional looking to get AWS security certification, this book is for you. Prior experience in securing cloud environments is necessary to get the most out of this AWS book." -- Publisher's description.

Contents:

Section 1. The Exam and Preparation. AWS Certified Security - Specialty Exam Coverage

Section 2.Security Responsibility and Access Management. AWS Shared Responsibility Model ; Access Management ; Working with Access Policies ; Federated and Mobile Access ; Federated and Mobile Access

Section 3. Security - a Layered Approach. Securing EC2 Instances ; Configuring Infrastructure Security ; Implementing Application Security ; DDoS Protection ; Incident Response ; Securing Connections to Your AWS Environment

Section 4. Monitoring, Logging, and Auditing. Implementing Logging Mechanisms ; Auditing and Governance

Section 5.Best Practices and Automation. Automating Security Detection and Remediation ; Discovering Security Best Practices

Section 6. Encryption and Data Security. Managing Key Infrastructure ; Managing Data Security ; Mock Tests ; Assessments.

Notes:

Includes index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-78953-726-6

OCLC:

1204663997