Chapter 14: Implementing Security in AWS

Architecting and implementing security solutions in your cloud journey is going to be of paramount importance if you are to convince businesses to migrate their on-premises workloads to the cloud. There are always going to be some businesses who just feel that managing all things IT within the confines of their data center is most secure. However, this is far from the truth, given that companies couldn't possibly afford to spend the kind of money that cloud providers such as AWS do to offer highly secure environments for their clients to work in.

AWS enables businesses to design and run their applications in the cloud, with stringent security services and controls on offer. Businesses are encouraged to use the vast array of security tools from AWS and follow security guidelines and principles when architecting their applications for the cloud. The onus on designing and implementing security measures falls on both the customer and AWS...