You're reading from Mastering AWS Security Strengthen your cloud environment using AWS security features coupled with proven strategies

Product type Paperback

Published in Apr 2024

Publisher Packt

ISBN-13 9781805125440

Length 370 pages

Edition 2nd Edition

Tools

AWS

Concepts

Cloud Security

Author (1):

Laurent Mathieu

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Table of Contents (20) Chapters

Preface

1. Part 1: Foundations of AWS Security FREE CHAPTER

2. Chapter 1: Introduction to AWS Security Concepts and the Shared Responsibility Model

3. Chapter 2: Infrastructure Security – Keeping Your VPC secure

4. Chapter 3: Identity and Access Management – Securing Users, Roles, and Policies

5. Chapter 4: Data Protection – Encryption, Key Management, and Data Storage Best Practices

6. Chapter 5: Introduction to AWS Security Services

7. Part 2: Architecting and Deploying Secure AWS Environments

8. Chapter 6: Designing Secure Microservices Architectures in AWS

9. Chapter 7: Implementing Security for Serverless Deployments

10. Chapter 8: Secure Design Patterns for Multi-Tenancy in Shared Environments

11. Chapter 9: Automate Everything to Build Immutable and Ephemeral Resources

12. Part 3: Monitoring, Automation and Continuous Improvement

13. Chapter 10: Advanced Logging, Auditing, and Monitoring in AWS

14. Chapter 11: Security Compliance with AWS Config, AWS Security Hub, and Automated Remediation

15. Chapter 12: DevSecOps – Integrating Security into CI/CD Pipelines

16. Chapter 13: Keeping Up with Evolving AWS Security Best Practices and Threat Landscape

17. Chapter 14: Closing Note

18. Index

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