Overview of the security in AWS
In this section, we are going to provide an overview of the security in AWS. We are going to take a look at why security is important, provide some examples of security, discuss the types of security terms that are important, and talk about the AWS shared-responsibility model.
Why is security important?
The following points discuss the importance of security:
- Compliance with the law and standards: For example, the European Union General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) adopted by the US are responsible for regulating the laws for data protection and privacy for all individuals.
- Data integrity: Systems that aren't secure could have their data stripped or tampered with, which means that you can no longer trust the data.
- Personally-identifiable information: Privacy is a major concern these days. You should protect your user data and assets as a matter of course.
- Data availability: If an auditor, for example...
