AWS Security Cookbook discusses practical solutions to the most common problems faced by security consultants while securing their infrastructure. This book discusses services and features within AWS that can help us to achieve security models such as the CIA triad (confidentiality, integrity, and availability), the AAA triad (authentication, authorization, and availability), and non-repudiation.

The book begins by getting you familiar with IAM and S3 policies; then, it dives deeper into data security, application security, monitoring, and compliance. Over the course of this book, you will come across AWS Security services such as Config, GuardDuty, Macie, Glacier Vault Lock, Inspector, and Security Hub. Lastly, this book covers essential security areas per chapter and progresses toward cloud security best practices and integrating additional security services.

By the end of this book, you will be adept with all of the techniques pertaining to securing AWS deployments along with having help to prepare for the AWS Certified Security – Specialty certification.