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Cloud Security Practical Guide to Security in the AWS Cloud.pdf
Cloud Security Practical Guide To Security In The Aws Cloud

Comprehensive guide on AWS security best practices, IAM, and logging visibility.

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  • Q: What are the three pillars of a Least Privilege Strategy in AWS?
    A: 1. Identity and Access Management (IAM), 2. Network Access and Segmentation Design, 3. Cloud Security Posture Management (CSPM).
  • Q: What is 'Compliance-forward cloud planning'?
    A: The concept of making cloud infrastructure planning decisions based on adhering to compliance of data first, not as an afterthought.
  • Q: What is the shared responsibility model for AWS?
    A: AWS is responsible for security *of* the cloud (infrastructure), while the customer is responsible for security *in* the cloud (data, applications, identity).
  • Q: What is Amazon Macie used for?
    A: A security service that uses machine learning to automatically discover, classify, and protect sensitive data (like PII) in AWS.
  • Q: What are the two major types of visibility needed in the cloud?
    A: 1. Event-driven visibility (logs, alerts from API calls), 2. Behavior-driven visibility (patterns over time like traffic flows).
  • Q: What is the 'Pets vs. Cattle' concept in cloud security?
    A: Pets are unique systems that require care (patching/fixing); Cattle are disposable systems that are replaced rather than fixed.
  • Q: What is Cloud Security Posture Management (CSPM)?
    A: Tools that continuously monitor cloud environments to manage risk, maintain visibility, and understand operations across AWS accounts.
  • Q: What service records API calls made in AWS?
    A: AWS CloudTrail records API calls, including identity, time, source IP, and request parameters.
  • Q: What is 'S3 Block Public Access'?
    A: A security feature that prevents S3 buckets from being publicly accessible via the internet.
  • Q: What is 'VPC Traffic Mirroring'?
    A: A feature that copies network traffic from an elastic network interface to a target for deep packet inspection and monitoring.
  • Q: What is the 'Cyber Defense Matrix'?
    A: A framework that maps the five NIST functions against five asset classes (Devices, Applications, Networks, Data, Users) to identify gaps.
  • Q: What is 'Serverless' security?
    A: Securing code and configuration without managing the underlying OS; focus on static code review, IAM privileges, and logging.

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