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and confidently
with AWS Training
and Certification
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staff in cloud security today
INTRODUCTION

Why cloud security

skills are imperative
for your entire staff
Across nearly every industry, organizations are
discovering a greater need to empower every employee
with cloud security skills. Data is being used in more
places, for more purposes, and by more partners in the
digital ecosystem. These factors, along with an increase
in remote work, are requiring businesses to view cloud
security as an organizational imperative—one that is
the responsibility of everyone in the business, not just
those with “security” in their job titles.

For developers, analysts, and DevOps, security is

no longer a peripheral issue—it’s part of their core
responsibility and a critical consideration for everything
they do. For security professionals, expanding skills and
keeping them current is of vital importance. There’s
a shortage of skilled professionals, so gaining skills
builds career progression opportunities and ensures
that skilled professionals are keeping the network,
data, and applications secure. And for executives and
non-technical staff, cloud security training enables

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INTRODUCTION

greater productivity and collaboration, allowing everyone in the

organization to communicate with a shared language and work
together to complete cloud projects faster and more effectively.

AWS recognizes the growing need for organization-wide

security skills. We are dedicated to keeping security our top
priority—and helping your organization prioritize security, as
well. The AWS Cloud has a shared responsibility model, meaning
that customers are responsible for security in the cloud, while
AWS is responsible for security of the cloud. This means that
you retain control of the security you choose to implement—
and you get access to hundreds of tools and features to help
you meet your security objectives.

The challenge is that security skills are in high demand, making

it difficult to hire and retain talent to innovate securely—and
to keep critical security projects sufficiently staffed. Thankfully,
AWS Training and Certification offers flexible digital training
that can help your teams build security skills quickly and
comprehensively.

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THE SKILLS GAP

Bridging the cloud

security skills gap
Cloud security skills are in high demand and short supply. In a 2019
survey, 91% of cybersecurity experts agreed that “a shortage of well-
trained and qualified security professionals is significantly affecting the
safety and security of data, both personal and commercial.” Further,
66% of organizations believed they had insufficient staff to defend their
organizations against suspected threats in the coming year.1

To help close the cloud skills gap, AWS Training and Certification offers
60+ resources, including digital courses, virtual instructor-led classroom
training, self-paced labs, and whitepapers. These offerings empower
learners with the skills to accelerate your organization’s journey to the
AWS Cloud, protect data and applications, and innovate with confidence.

Among organizations that

86% employ AWS Certified staff,
86% have seen improved
security of cloud workloads.2

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Informa Tech survey of cybersecurity professionals, May 2019.
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“Understanding the Value of AWS Certifications to Organizations,” ESG Research Insights paper Commissioned by AWS, 2020.
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BENEFITS

Facilitates your organization’s

Security benefits of AWS 1 journey to the cloud
Training and Certification Build skills to maximize data protection and privacy as you
migrate to the cloud. Security training accelerates cloud
AWS Training and Certification helps your teams build skills adoption, leads to greater achievement of business and
internal objectives, and helps your organization overcome
that enable secure innovation—providing enough flexibility
any initial concerns about the cloud.
to accommodate learners of every type and in every role. We
offer a wide variety of options and training modalities, including
on-site private training, virtual and public classroom training,
hands-on labs, digital training, certification programs, events, Builds skills to make data and
and communities of practice. Courses are available for a range 2 applications more secure
of experience levels, from foundational to advanced.
Digital courses and instructor-led classroom training enable your
staff to understand essential security concepts and dive deep
These training options benefit your organization and your
with hands-on exercises that build real-world security skills.
security in three key ways:

Enables your staff to innovate

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AWS enables true organization-wide security training,
allowing everyone—including non-technical staff—to develop
fundamental cloud security knowledge. Your staff will begin
pursuing bolder innovations in the cloud, confident that they
can safeguard data and applications as they collaborate with
other teams using a shared language.

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SUCCESS STORY

Cloud security training drives

real-world success
VNR empowers its entire team with vital security skills
" “The AWS Training is the
VNR, a Germany-based specialty publishing house, provides its customers with best corporate training we’ve
ever received…it allowed our
expert information, services, online communities, portals, and access to training and
team to have contact with
conferences. As the company grew, it discovered that successful collaboration in the the technology and context
cloud hinged on empowering its team members in DevOps, data, digital products, and on why it was important
to the business…and it
fulfillment services with essential security skills and a shared vocabulary. energized the staff.”

VNR worked with AWS to implement a customized, comprehensive security-skills

enablement program, enrolling its staff in role-specific courses. Next, VNR team
members drilled deeper into security concepts and developed proof-of-concept
Marc Müller
projects during a three-day AWS Classroom Training course. Head of data at VNR

With more freedom to securely innovate, VNR staff began to pursue bold ideas in the
cloud with greater confidence. Five new projects have been deployed and are earning
revenue. Today, VNR is helping its team members earn AWS Certifications to validate
their security skills.

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GET STARTED

Start driving secure innovation today

AWS Training and Certification makes it easy to start training your staff in cloud security
quickly and effectively. We can perform a Learning Needs Analysis for your organization,
working with you to assess your needs and develop a security training plan for your team.

Alternatively, you can create your own customized learning roadmap by leveraging the
60+ resources listed in the AWS Security Ramp-Up Guide. Click on the links below to
preview just a few of the training options currently available.

Get Started

• Getting Started with AWS Security, Identity, and Compliance – Digital course
• AWS Security Fundamentals (Second Edition) – Digital course
• AWS Foundations: Securing Your AWS Cloud – Digital course

Dive deeper

• Security Engineering on AWS – Classroom training

• Exam Readiness: AWS Certified Security – Specialty
• Digital course
• Classroom training
• AWS Security Workshops – Hands-on labs

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CLOSING

Achieve more in the cloud,

securely and confidently
Building your organization’s security skills with AWS Training and
Certification will give your teams confidence as they pursue transformative
innovations and move more of their daily workloads. With a wide range of
training options for every learning style and experience level, AWS provides
everything you need to create and implement a comprehensive training
program, bridge your skills gap, and help keep your data and applications
safe along the way.

Empower everyone in your organization

with essential cloud security skills to drive
collaboration, innovation, and confidence. Start
your security training journey with AWS today.

Contact us to get started »

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