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AWS: Getting Started with Cloud Security
Take the AWS: Getting Started with Cloud Security certification course and learn the basics of cloud security from Amazon Web Services’ Solutions Architects.
Beginner
Online
4 Weeks
Free
Quick facts
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Medium of instructions
English
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Mode of learning
Self study
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Mode of Delivery
Video and Text Based
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Learning efforts
2-4 Hours Per Week
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Course overview
As the threat of malware, ransomware, denial of service attacks, and data breaches keeps increasing, data security has become a top priority for businesses everywhere. In the AWS: Getting Started with Cloud Security online course, AWS Solution Architects will teach you the basics of cloud security, compliance. The programme will introduce you to Amazon Web Services’ shared responsibility model.
The AWS: Getting Started with Cloud Security training then moves onto more technical concepts and various security controls. These include access and identity management, directory services, auditing and monitoring, network isolation and connectivity options, encryption, and managing secrets.
The AWS: Getting Started with Cloud Security certification syllabus covers numerous AWS services, including Amazon CloudWatch and Amazon VPC. The training course will touch down on Amazon Guard Duty, AWS CloudTrail, Amazon S3, AWS Security Hub, Amazon EC2, Amazon EBS, and AWS Secrets Manager. You can participate in class discussions to interact with the Amazon Web Services’ training staff and your fellow students. In the audit track, the candidates will be getting limited but free access to the course materials, and in the verified track the candidates will get unlimited access.
The highlights
- Free e-learning training
- Four-week course
- Weekly quizzes
- Video transcripts in English
- Demonstrations
- Introductory-level course
- Class discussions
- Two-to-four hours time devotion per week
- Self-directed training course with limited audit access
- Shareable completion certificate
- Official AWS programme
- Practical examples
Program offerings
- Free e-learning training
- Four-week course
- Weekly quizzes
- Video transcripts in english
- Demonstrations
- Class discussions
- Shareable completion certificate
- Practical examples
- Two-to-four hours of time devotion per week
- Introductory-level course
Course and certificate fees
Type of course
- Learners can audit the AWS: Getting Started with Cloud Security course for free.
- However, to take the final assessment exam and get certified, candidates will have to pay the certification fee.
AWS: Getting Started with Cloud Security programme fee structure
Training option | Fee |
AWS: Getting Started with Cloud Security programme | Free |
AWS: Getting Started with Cloud Security programme - certification fee | Rs. 4,080 |
certificate availability
certificate providing authority
certificate fees
Eligibility criteria
The AWS: Getting Started with Cloud Security course by edX is an introductory level programme. So, learners do not require any prerequisite knowledge, experience, or qualifications to apply. However, the learner will be better-equipped to take this course if he/she has a basic understanding of cloud computing and security concepts. Besides, students belonging to the Crimea region of Ukraine, Cuba, and Iran cannot apply for this training.
Candidates need to appear for a final assessment for the AWS: Getting Started with Cloud Security online training. Passing the Verified Certificate track assessment will allow them to obtain the certificate.
What you will learn
After completing the AWS: Getting Started with Cloud Security training, the learner should be proficient in:
- Auditing and monitoring applications using services such as Amazon Guard Duty, Amazon CloudWatch, and AWS Security Hub
- Managing secrets
- The AWS Shared Responsibility Model, and how it differentiates between security in the cloud and security of the cloud
- Protecting cloud resources using network isolation
- Protecting computing resources
- Differences between encryption of data in transit and at rest
Admission details
Step 1: Go to the AWS: Getting Started with Cloud Security course by edX landing page by clicking on this: https://www.edx.org/course/aws-getting-started-with-cloud-security.
Step 2: Find “Enroll now” on the homepage and tap on it.
Step 3: Register with edX or sign in if you have an existing account. Another way to register is through your existing Google/Facebook/Microsoft/Apple account.
Filling the form
edX does not require participants to fill out application forms to apply to the AWS: Getting Started with Cloud Security programme. They can start learning for free after they create an edX account and enrol for the course. Registering through Google/Facebook/Microsoft/Apple account is another option.
The syllabus
Week 1
Week 2
- Introduction to Week 2
- Network Isolation
- Network Isolation with VPC
- VPC Endpoint and Private Link
- Detective Controls
- Auditing
- Monitoring CloudWatch and CloudWatch Logs
- Monitoring Guard Duty and Security Hub
- Demo: AWS Config
Week 3
- Introduction to Week 3
- Data Types
- Encryption in Transit
- Encryption at Rest
- Databse Encryption
- Amazon S3
- EBS Encryption
- Demo: Cross Acount Access to S3
Week 4
- Introduction to Week 4
- Protecting Compute Resources
- Protecting the Endpoint
- Managing Secrets
- Demo: AWS Secrets Manager
- The Well-Architected Tool
How it helps
The AWS: Getting Started with Cloud Security online programme offers more than a handful of benefits including free and self-paced learning, video lectures with English transcripts, class discussions, demonstrations, practical examples, and a shareable completion certificate. Candidates who purchase the certificate can attach it to their CV/ resume/ LinkedIn profile to highlight their achievements and improve their employability.
Instructors
Mr Rudy Chetty
Senior Solutions Architect
Amazon Web Services
Ms Hong Pham
Solutions Architect
Amazon Web Services
FAQs
The programme is four weeks long.
You do not, because it is an introductory course. However, you will find it easier if you have a basic understanding of cloud computing and security concepts.
Yes, transcripts for the video lectures are available in English.
Yes. If you pass the final evaluation exam of the Verified Certificate plan, you will get the AWS: Getting Started with Cloud Security course completion certificate.
No, you need to pay the certification fee to take the exam, and you need to pass the exam to get certified.
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