AWS Ramp-Up Guide: Security

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Learn the fundamentals of AWS Cloud

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Step 1: Learn the cloud security fundamentals

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How Should We All Think About Security (from AWS re:Invent) 1 hour Video »
AWS Foundations: Securing your AWS Cloud 50 minutes Digital Training »
AWS Philosophy of Security (from AWS re:Invent) 1 hour Video »
AWS Shared Responsibility Model 5 minutes Digital Training »
Getting Started with AWS Security, Identity, & Compliance 3 hours Digital Training »
AWS Security Fundamentals (Second Edition) 2 hours Digital Training »
AWS Security Essentials 1 day Classroom Training »
Introduction to AWS Identity and Access Management (IAM) 25 minutes Self-paced Lab »
Security Pillar AWS Well-Architected Framework 1 hour Webpage »
AWS Fundamentals: Addressing Security Risk 5 hours edX Digital Training »
Authentication and Authorization with AWS Identity and Access Management 15 minutes Digital Training »
How to quickly find and update your access keys, password, MFA setting using the AWS
10 minutes
Management Console 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 »

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1 hour 30
AWS Well-Architected
minutes Digital Training »
How to think about cloud security governance 15 minutes Blog Post »
Well-Architected Security Labs (100 level) 4 hours Lab »
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

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Introduction to AWS Security by Design 1 hour Whitepaper »
AWS Security Hub Automated Response and Remediation 30 minutes Webpage »
AWS Key Management Best Practices 1 hour Whitepaper »
A Deep Dive into AWS Encryption Services (from AWS re:Invent) 1 hour Video »
Best Practices for Choosing Identity Solutions for Applications (from AWS re:Inforce) 45 minutes Video »
Well-Architected Security Labs (200 level) 8 hours Lab »
Security at Scale: Logging in AWS 1 hour Whitepaper »
Security Engineering on AWS 3 days Classroom Training »
Well-Architected Security Labs (300 level) 3 hours Lab »
Best Practices for Security, Identity, & Compliance 4 hours Webpage »
How to use AWS Organizations to simplify security at enormous scale 15 minutes Blog Post »
AWS Security Workshops 14 hours Workshop »
AWS Cloud Compliance 30 minutes Webpage »
Amazon Web Services: Risk and Compliance 1 hour Whitepaper »
AWS WAF Workshop 2 hours Workshop »
AWS Security Incident Response Guide 5 hours Whitepaper »
Scaling threat detection and response in AWS 3 hours Workshop »
Getting Hands on with Amazon GuardDuty 2 hours Workshop »

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Step 3: Prepare for and take the AWS Certified Security – Specialty certification exam

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Exam Readiness: AWS Certified Security - Specialty 2 hours Digital Training »
AWS Certified Security – Specialty sample questions 2 hours Sample Questions »
AWS Certified Security – Specialty exam guide 2 hours Guide »
AWS Certification prep including practice exam 2 hours Practice Exam »
AWS Certified Security - Specialty exam 2 hours Exam »

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Review AWS Support’s responses to AWS customers’ most frequently

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asked questions.
Find answers to product- and technical-related frequently asked
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questions.
Get started with 10-minute, step-by-step tutorials to launch your first
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application.
Use vetted, technical reference implementations designed to help you
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solve common problems and build faster.
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experts across the world.

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