Securing Amazon EC2 Instances
Using security groups, VPCs, IAM roles, and basic server security best practices to protect your AWS resources
IT & Software,Network & Security,Amazon AWS,AWS Certification
Lectures -16
Resources -2
Quizzes -3
Duration -58 mins
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Course Description
Amazon's Elastic Cloud Compute (EC2) service is borderline magic. After all, being able to provision and launch a fully-functioning, enterprise-quality cloud server in just a minute or two with no up-front costs is something we could barely have imagined even a decade ago. But all that cloud goodness doesn't change an admin's primary responsibility: to protect infrastructure from attack. The easier EC2 makes it to push out more and more applications, the more we're exposed to a lot of hostile - and scary - threats.
If you're responsible for EC2 instance workloads - or even if you're just considering the possibility - you need to understand what defensive skills and tools are available and how you can use them.
This course will review the current threat landscape and some general server security best practices. I'll introduce you to the significant security measures AWS themselves have taken on our behalf, and how to make the best use of their security groups, IAM roles, and VPC design architectures. We'll also learn about how AWS offers networking tools like VPNs and instance connectivity to help us push back against the bad guys.
I've also included everything you might need to follow along with the practical demos on your own laptop or work station. Successfully completing all the videos, reading content, test-yourself quizzes, and demos yourself will leave you with a strong sense of what you can and should be doing to protect your application instances.
Who this course is for:
- Project managers planning application deployments
- AWS solution architects looking to make sure they're not missing anything important
- Application developers and admins responsible for infrastructure health
- Individuals looking to safely introduce themselves to core AWS tools
Goals
What will you learn in this course:
Address the threat categories facing EC2 instances and the possible consequences of an attack
Apply the range of security tools AWS provides to help us protect our instances
Configure instance security groups, IAM roles, and VPC design to provide optimal protection
Integrate general server security best-practices and the AWS Shared Responsibility Model with your infrastructure design
Prerequisites
What are the prerequisites for this course?
Besides basic familiarity with using EC2 instances, no prerequisite knowledge is needed for this course.
Comfort with the AWS CLI will be helpful and familiarity with Linux is a bonus.
Curriculum
Check out the detailed breakdown of what’s inside the course
Introduction to EC2 Security
2 Lectures
- Understanding the Security Problem 04:48 04:48
- Exploring the Threat Landscape 05:32 05:32
The Basics
3 Lectures
Controlling External (Application) Access
5 Lectures
Controlling Internal (Administration) Connectivity
4 Lectures
Course Resources (code, links, etc.)
2 Lectures
Instructor Details
David Clinton
Linux System Administrator, AWS Solutions Architect, and Technology Content Provider: technology books and coursewareDavid Clinton is an AWS Solutions Architect and a Linux server administrator. He has written about and published training material (including books with Wiley/Sybex, Bootstrap IT, and Manning, and online courses on Pluralsight and Udemy) for many cutting edge technology subjects including Linux systems, Cloud Computing (in particular Amazon's AWS), container technologies like containers, data analytics, and DevOps tools.
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