Technical Requirements

There is a requirement to have a basic understanding of AWS services and IaaS, PaaS, and SaaS cloud service models. Having a good understanding of Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS), Platform as a Service (Paas), and Software as a Service (SaaS) will come into play as you learn about the nuances of the different models and how the responsibilities shift between cloud provider (AWS in this case) and you the customer.

You’ll begin this chapter with a breakdown of which sections of security you, the customer, and AWS, the cloud provider are individually responsible for, depending on the type of service you are using on the platform.