Securing Amazon EC2 Instances: AWS Elastic Compute Cloud

What You'll Learn

• Understand Threat Categories: Learn about the types of threats facing Amazon EC2 instances and the potential consequences of an attack.


• Leverage AWS Security Tools: Discover how to use AWS-provided security tools to protect your Amazon EC2 instances effectively.


• Optimize Configurations: Configure instance security groups, IAM roles, and VPC designs for maximum security.


• Integrate Best Practices: Apply general server security practices and the AWS Shared Responsibility Model to strengthen your infrastructure.

Requirements

• Basic familiarity with using Amazon EC2 instances.


• Comfort with the AWS CLI is helpful; familiarity with Linux is a bonus but not required.

Description

Worried about protecting your Amazon EC2 workloads? This course provides a comprehensive guide to securing your AWS Elastic Compute Cloud (EC2) instances against threats. From understanding the complexities of security groups, ACLs, IAM roles, and VPC configurations to implementing them effectively, this course equips you with the skills needed to safeguard your cloud infrastructure.

Amazon EC2 offers incredible ease of use, allowing admins to provision and launch cloud servers in minutes. But with great convenience comes increased responsibility to protect those workloads from a growing range of threats. Whether you're managing applications already running on EC2 or planning to deploy them, understanding the tools and best practices for defense is crucial.

What This Course Covers:

• An overview of the current threat landscape and how it affects EC2 instances.


• A deep dive into AWS's robust security measures, including security groups, IAM roles, and VPC architectures.


• How to use AWS networking tools like VPNs and instance connectivity to bolster security.


• Practical demonstrations to apply these concepts hands-on.

By the end of the course, you'll have a thorough understanding of what defensive measures you can and should implement to secure your Amazon EC2 instances. With videos, reading materials, test-yourself quizzes, and practical demos, you’ll be well-equipped to protect your workloads from malicious threats.

Who This Course Is For

• Project Managers: Planning application deployments and seeking to ensure security is built into the process.


• AWS Solution Architects: Looking to identify and address potential security gaps.


• Application Developers and Admins: Responsible for maintaining infrastructure health and security.


• Beginners to AWS: Individuals looking to safely explore core AWS tools, especially Amazon EC2.