AWS Certified Security - Specialty is one of the newest certifications launched by AWS and has gained a tremendous amount of popularity in the industry. This exam assesses the ability of experienced cloud security professionals to validate their knowledge on securing the AWS environments. The Security Specialty certification exam covers a wide range of topics which a Security professional would deal with, ranging from Incident response, security logging and monitoring, infrastructure security, identity and access management and data protection. This book acts as a detailed, dedicated study guide for those aiming to give the security specialty certification as well as for those who intend to master the security aspect of AWS. The book is based on the popular video course by Zeal Vora for the AWS Certified Security - Specialty certification and this book acts a standalone guide by itself as well as a supplement for those who have studied through the video course. Things you will learn: Understanding Incident Response process in Cloud environments. Implement Vulnerability Assessment & Patch Management activities with tools like Inspect and EC2 Systems Manager. Understanding stateful and stateless packet inspections firewalls. Implementing AWS WAF, Bastion Hosts, IPSec Tunnels, Guard Duty and others. Implement Centralized Control with AWS Organizations, Federations, Delegations. Understanding data-protection mechanisms with various techniques including KMS Envelope encryptions, ACM, and others. Important exam preparation pointers and review questions. Practical knowledge of AWS security services and features to provide a secure production environment.
Build a resilient cloud architecture to tackle data disasters with ease About This Book Gain a firm grasp of Cloud data security and governance, irrespective of your Cloud platform Practical examples to ensure you secure your Cloud environment efficiently A step-by-step guide that will teach you the unique techniques and methodologies of Cloud data governance Who This Book Is For If you are a cloud security professional who wants to ensure cloud security and data governance no matter the environment, then this book is for you. A basic understanding of working on any cloud platform would be beneficial. What You Will Learn Configure your firewall and Network ACL Protect your system against DDOS and application-level attacks Explore cryptography and data security for your cloud Get to grips with configuration management tools to automate your security tasks Perform vulnerability scanning with the help of the standard tools in the industry Learn about central log management In Detail Modern day businesses and enterprises are moving to the Cloud, to improve efficiency and speed, achieve flexibility and cost effectiveness, and for on-demand Cloud services. However, enterprise Cloud security remains a major concern because migrating to the public Cloud requires transferring some control over organizational assets to the Cloud provider. There are chances these assets can be mismanaged and therefore, as a Cloud security professional, you need to be armed with techniques to help businesses minimize the risks and misuse of business data. The book starts with the basics of Cloud security and offers an understanding of various policies, governance, and compliance challenges in Cloud. This helps you build a strong foundation before you dive deep into understanding what it takes to design a secured network infrastructure and a well-architected application using various security services in the Cloud environment. Automating security tasks, such as Server Hardening with Ansible, and other automation services, such as Monit, will monitor other security daemons and take the necessary action in case these security daemons are stopped maliciously. In short, this book has everything you need to secure your Cloud environment with. It is your ticket to obtain industry-adopted best practices for developing a secure, highly available, and fault-tolerant architecture for organizations. Style and approach This book follows a step-by-step, practical approach to secure your applications and data when they are located remotely.
AWS Certified Security - Specialty is one of the newest certifications launched by AWS and has gained a tremendous amount of popularity in the industry. This exam assesses the ability of experienced cloud security professionals to validate their knowledge on securing the AWS environments. The Security Specialty certification exam covers a wide range of topics which a Security professional would deal with, ranging from Incident response, security logging and monitoring, infrastructure security, identity and access management and data protection. This book acts as a detailed, dedicated study guide for those aiming to give the security specialty certification as well as for those who intend to master the security aspect of AWS. The book is based on the popular video course by Zeal Vora for the AWS Certified Security - Specialty certification and this book acts a standalone guide by itself as well as a supplement for those who have studied through the video course. Things you will learn: Understanding Incident Response process in Cloud environments. Implement Vulnerability Assessment & Patch Management activities with tools like Inspect and EC2 Systems Manager. Understanding stateful and stateless packet inspections firewalls. Implementing AWS WAF, Bastion Hosts, IPSec Tunnels, Guard Duty and others. Implement Centralized Control with AWS Organizations, Federations, Delegations. Understanding data-protection mechanisms with various techniques including KMS Envelope encryptions, ACM, and others. Important exam preparation pointers and review questions. Practical knowledge of AWS security services and features to provide a secure production environment.
Build a resilient cloud architecture to tackle data disasters with ease About This Book Gain a firm grasp of Cloud data security and governance, irrespective of your Cloud platform Practical examples to ensure you secure your Cloud environment efficiently A step-by-step guide that will teach you the unique techniques and methodologies of Cloud data governance Who This Book Is For If you are a cloud security professional who wants to ensure cloud security and data governance no matter the environment, then this book is for you. A basic understanding of working on any cloud platform would be beneficial. What You Will Learn Configure your firewall and Network ACL Protect your system against DDOS and application-level attacks Explore cryptography and data security for your cloud Get to grips with configuration management tools to automate your security tasks Perform vulnerability scanning with the help of the standard tools in the industry Learn about central log management In Detail Modern day businesses and enterprises are moving to the Cloud, to improve efficiency and speed, achieve flexibility and cost effectiveness, and for on-demand Cloud services. However, enterprise Cloud security remains a major concern because migrating to the public Cloud requires transferring some control over organizational assets to the Cloud provider. There are chances these assets can be mismanaged and therefore, as a Cloud security professional, you need to be armed with techniques to help businesses minimize the risks and misuse of business data. The book starts with the basics of Cloud security and offers an understanding of various policies, governance, and compliance challenges in Cloud. This helps you build a strong foundation before you dive deep into understanding what it takes to design a secured network infrastructure and a well-architected application using various security services in the Cloud environment. Automating security tasks, such as Server Hardening with Ansible, and other automation services, such as Monit, will monitor other security daemons and take the necessary action in case these security daemons are stopped maliciously. In short, this book has everything you need to secure your Cloud environment with. It is your ticket to obtain industry-adopted best practices for developing a secure, highly available, and fault-tolerant architecture for organizations. Style and approach This book follows a step-by-step, practical approach to secure your applications and data when they are located remotely.
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