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Mastering AWS Security

You're reading from   Mastering AWS Security Create and maintain a secure cloud ecosystem

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Product type Paperback
Published in Oct 2017
Publisher Packt
ISBN-13 9781788293723
Length 252 pages
Edition 1st Edition
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Albert Anthony Albert Anthony
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Preface 1. Overview of Security in AWS 2. AWS Identity and Access Management FREE CHAPTER 3. AWS Virtual Private Cloud 4. Data Security in AWS 5. Securing Servers in AWS 6. Securing Applications in AWS 7. Monitoring in AWS 8. Logging and Auditing in AWS 9. AWS Security Best Practices

VPC use cases

With VPC, you can control inbound and outbound access for your resources in your own virtual private network and connect your data center with AWS cloud securely along with other VPCs in your AWS accounts and VPCs in other AWS accounts. You can also securely access data on S3 from your resources in VPC without using the internet.

All these along with many other features make VPC a preferred choice for a variety of use cases, such as hosting development and testing environments in AWS VPC. You could also use VPC for creating environments for Proof of Concept (PoC). These environments can be created on short notice and could act as an isolated network accessible only by specific teams or other resources. Since VPC is a software-defined network, it brings loads of flexibility in designing, integrating, and securing your resources in AWS cloud.

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