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AWS Certified Security – Specialty Exam Guide

You're reading from   AWS Certified Security – Specialty Exam Guide Build your cloud security knowledge and expertise as an AWS Certified Security Specialist (SCS-C01)

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Product type Paperback
Published in Sep 2020
Publisher Packt
ISBN-13 9781789534474
Length 558 pages
Edition 1st Edition
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Stuart Scott Stuart Scott
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Table of Contents (27) Chapters Close

Preface 1. Section 1: The Exam and Preparation
2. AWS Certified Security - Specialty Exam Coverage FREE CHAPTER 3. Section 2: Security Responsibility and Access Management
4. AWS Shared Responsibility Model 5. Access Management 6. Working with Access Policies 7. Federated and Mobile Access 8. Section 3: Security - a Layered Approach
9. Securing EC2 Instances 10. Configuring Infrastructure Security 11. Implementing Application Security 12. DDoS Protection 13. Incident Response 14. Securing Connections to Your AWS Environment 15. Section 4: Monitoring, Logging, and Auditing
16. Implementing Logging Mechanisms 17. Auditing and Governance 18. Section 5: Best Practices and Automation
19. Automating Security Detection and Remediation 20. Discovering Security Best Practices 21. Section 6: Encryption and Data Security
22. Managing Key Infrastructure 23. Managing Data Security 24. Mock Tests 25. Assessments 26. Other Books You May Enjoy

Domains assessed

In the exam, there are five domains that have been defined by AWS that you will be assessed against, each with a different percentage weighting level, as shown in the following table:

Domain

Weighting level

Incident response 

12%

Logging and monitoring

20%

Infrastructure security

26%

Identity and access management

20%

Data protection

22%

 

Attention must be paid to each domain to ensure you feel confident and comfortable with the topics, services, and features that may crop up in your exam. Let me break down these domains further to allow you to gain a deeper understanding of exactly what is tested within each domain.

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