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Published in Apr 2024

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ISBN-13 9781837633982

Length 614 pages

Edition 2nd Edition

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Python

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AWS

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IT Certification

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Stuart Scott

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Table of Contents (29) Chapters

Preface

1. Section 1:AWS Security Fundamentals FREE CHAPTER

2. Chapter 1: AWS Shared Responsibility Model

3. Chapter 2: Fundamental AWS Services

4. Chapter 3: Understanding Attacks on Cloud Environments

5. Section 2:Incident Response

6. Chapter 4: Incident Response

7. Chapter 5: Managing Your Environment with AWS Config

8. Chapter 6: Event Management with Security Hub and GuardDuty

9. Section 3:Logging and Monitoring

10. Chapter 7: Logs Generated by AWS Services

11. Chapter 8: CloudWatch and CloudWatch Metrics

12. Chapter 9: Parsing Logs and Events with AWS Native Tools

13. Section 4:Infrastructure Security

14. Chapter 10: Configuring Infrastructure Security

15. Chapter 11: Securing EC2 Instances

16. Chapter 12: Managing Key Infrastructure

17. Chapter 13: Access Management

18. Section 5:Identity and Access Management

19. Chapter 14: Working with Access Policies

20. Chapter 15: Federated and Mobile Access

21. Chapter 16: Using Active Directory Services to Manage Access

22. Section 6:Data Protection

23. Chapter 17: Protecting Data in Flight and at Rest

24. Chapter 18: Securely Connecting to Your AWS Environment

25. Chapter 19: Using Certificates and Certificate Services in AWS

26. Chapter 20: Managing Secrets Securely in AWS

27. Chapter 21: Accessing the Online Practice Resources

28. Other Books You May Enjoy

Services that Publish Logs to CloudWatch Logs

Most services send their logs to the CloudWatch Logs service. This section deals with the different services that generate logs and then send those logs to CloudWatch.

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Chapter 8, CloudWatch and CloudWatch Metrics, will discuss in detail how to utilize the capabilities of CloudWatch as a whole, including log retention, log querying, metrics, and events (including Amazon EventBridge).

Although you will not be made to memorize the list of services that can push their logs out to CloudWatch Logs for the exam, it is recommended that you have a robust understanding of which services do not have the ability to send logs to CloudWatch Logs without an intermediary step. Further, knowing the services that send their logs out to CloudWatch Logs (think Lambda functions) still helps you when it comes to reading and understanding the test questions.

One of the best ways to retain this information is not to study these lists but rather...

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