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Cloud Security Handbook

You're reading from   Cloud Security Handbook Find out how to effectively secure cloud environments using AWS, Azure, and GCP

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Published in Apr 2022
Publisher Packt
ISBN-13 9781800569195
Length 456 pages
Edition 1st Edition
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Eyal Estrin is a cloud security architect who has been working with cloud services since 2015. He has been involved in the design and implementation of cloud environments from both the IT and security aspects.nHe has worked with AWS, Azure, and Google Cloud in a number of different organizations (in the banking, academia, and healthcare sectors).nHe has attained several top cloud security certifications – CCSP, CCSK, and AWS.nHe shares his knowledge through social media (LinkedIn, Twitter, Medium, and more) for the benefit of cloud experts around the world.
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Preface 1. Section 1: Securing Infrastructure Cloud Services
2. Chapter 1: Introduction to Cloud Security FREE CHAPTER 3. Chapter 2: Securing Compute Services 4. Chapter 3: Securing Storage Services 5. Chapter 4: Securing Networking Services 6. Section 2: Deep Dive into IAM, Auditing, and Encryption
7. Chapter 5: Effective Strategies to Implement IAM Solutions 8. Chapter 6: Monitoring and Auditing Your Cloud Environments 9. Chapter 7: Applying Encryption in Cloud Services 10. Section 3: Threats and Compliance Management
11. Chapter 8: Understanding Common Security Threats to Cloud Services 12. Chapter 9: Handling Compliance and Regulation 13. Chapter 10: Engaging with Cloud Providers 14. Section 4: Advanced Use of Cloud Services
15. Chapter 11: Managing Hybrid Clouds 16. Chapter 12: Managing Multi-Cloud Environments 17. Chapter 13:Security in Large-Scale Environments 18. Other Books You May Enjoy

Securing WAF services

Each cloud provider has its own implementation of a WAF service – that is, an application-layer firewall with capabilities to detect and mitigate common HTTP/HTTPS-based attacks against your publicly exposed web applications.

Securing AWS WAF

AWS WAF is the AWS managed web application firewall service.

AWS WAF offers protection against the following types of attacks:

  • Layer 7 DDoS attacks (when combined with AWS Shield)
  • Common web application attacks
  • Bots (non-human generated traffic)

AWS WAF also allows you to protect the following Amazon services:

  • Amazon CloudFront: The Amazon managed CDN service
  • Amazon API Gateway: The Amazon managed API gateway service
  • Amazon ALB: The Amazon managed Application Load Balancer service (Layer 7 load balancer)

Best practices for securing AWS WAF

The following are some of the best practices to follow:

  • To protect an external web resource, create web ACLs, with...
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Eyal Estrin is a cloud security architect who has been working with cloud services since 2015. He has been involved in the design and implementation of cloud environments from both the IT and security aspects. He has worked with AWS, Azure, and Google Cloud in a number of different organizations (in the banking, academia, and healthcare sectors). He has attained several top cloud security certifications – CCSP, CCSK, and AWS. He shares his knowledge through social media (LinkedIn, Twitter, Medium, and more) for the benefit of cloud experts around the world.
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