AWS Security Cookbook, 2nd Edition
English | ISBN: 1835081894 | 2024 | EPUB | 429 pages | 25 MB
Heartin Kanikathott, “AWS Security Cookbook: Practical solutions for securing AWS cloud infrastructure with essential services and best practices, 2nd Edition”
Secure your Amazon Web Services (AWS) infrastructure with permission policies, key management, and network security, while following cloud security best practices
Key Features
Explore useful recipes for implementing robust cloud security solutions on AWS
Monitor your AWS infrastructure and workloads using CloudWatch, CloudTrail, Config, GuardDuty, and Macie
Prepare for the AWS Certified Security – Specialty exam by exploring various security models and compliance offerings
Purchase of the print or Kindle book includes a free PDF eBook
Book Description
As a security consultant, implementing policies and best practices to secure your infrastructure is critical. This cookbook discusses practical solutions for safeguarding infrastructure, covering services and features within AWS that help implement security models, such as the CIA triad (confidentiality, integrity, and availability) and the AAA triad (authentication, authorization, and accounting), as well as non-repudiation.
This updated second edition starts with the fundamentals of AWS accounts and organizations. The book then guides you through identity and access management, data protection, network security, and encryption. You’ll explore critical topics such as securing EC2 instances, managing keys with KMS and CloudHSM, and implementing endpoint security. Additionally, you’ll learn to monitor your environment using CloudWatch, CloudTrail, and AWS Config, while maintaining compliance with services such as GuardDuty, Macie, and Inspector. Each chapter presents practical recipes for real-world scenarios, allowing you to apply security concepts.
By the end of this book, you’ll be well versed in techniques required for securing AWS deployments and be prepared to gain the AWS Certified Security – Specialty certification.
