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Top AWS Security Concepts for Any AWS Certification Exam

2026-02-02T15:59:52+00:00

  Cloud Security is not just a specialized topic in AWS; AWS certification exams actively test it as a core competency. In practice, whether you are preparing for the AWS Cloud Practitioner, Solutions Architect Associate, SysOps Administrator, or even the Security Specialty, security concepts appear in almost every section of the exam. For this reason, these exams are designed to assess how well you can design, operate, and secure cloud systems in real-world scenarios. Here are the top AWS security fundamentals you must familiarize yourself with to succeed in any AWS certification exam.   Why AWS Exams Focus Heavily on [...]

Top AWS Security Concepts for Any AWS Certification Exam2026-02-02T15:59:52+00:00

Defending Against AI-Powered Cyberattacks with AWS

2026-02-04T13:10:58+00:00

The cybersecurity landscape is evolving rapidly because AI-powered cyberattacks are becoming more advanced. In particular, attackers leverage artificial intelligence (AI) to automate phishing, bypass traditional defenses, and target machine learning models. Consequently, these AI-powered cyberattacks are faster, more sophisticated, and harder to detect than ever before. Fortunately, AWS provides a suite of AI-driven security services. Moreover, these services enable organizations to detect, prevent, and respond to modern threats, thereby keeping applications, data, and workloads safe in the cloud. Understanding AI-Powered Cyberattacks In practice, AI-powered cyberattacks are a new breed of cyberthreats that leverage machine learning and automation to outsmart defenders. [...]

Defending Against AI-Powered Cyberattacks with AWS2026-02-04T13:10:58+00:00

AWS IAM Access Control, Security, and Best Practices

2026-01-23T18:27:53+00:00

Think of AWS Identity and Access Management (IAM) as a security system for your cloud environment. Users are like employees, groups represent departments, and roles function as temporary contractors. IAM controls who can access specific parts of your AWS environment and what actions they are allowed to perform. Controlling access is critical in the cloud. AWS IAM provides a centralized way to manage permissions and access across AWS services. A well-configured IAM setup helps prevent unauthorized access, reduces risks caused by human error, and forms the foundation of a secure AWS deployment. Even small mistakes in IAM configuration can lead [...]

AWS IAM Access Control, Security, and Best Practices2026-01-23T18:27:53+00:00

AI-Driven Cloud Security at AWS re:Invent 2025

2025-12-26T11:28:51+00:00

Cloud computing continues to accelerate at a pace that traditional security models were never designed to support. Development teams now provision infrastructure in minutes, deploy services continuously, and scale applications automatically. However, security processes often lag behind this speed. In many organizations, security still enters the workflow after key architectural decisions are already finalized. As a result, teams spend more time fixing problems than preventing them. Although many organizations attempt to shift security earlier in development, the results are often disappointing. Security tools may run during build or deployment stages, yet they frequently lack the context required to provide meaningful [...]

AI-Driven Cloud Security at AWS re:Invent 20252025-12-26T11:28:51+00:00

Security in AWS Data Engineering: Best Practices and Strategies

2024-11-29T00:42:48+00:00

Bookmarks The AWS Shared Responsibility Model Use AWS Data Encryption Use Identity and Access Management (IAM) Implement Network Security Monitoring and Logging Compliance Standards Data Governance Secure Data Storage Backup and Disaster Recovery Automating Security Practices Conclusion: Proactive Security Measures for Data Engineers References In today's world of Cloud Computing, data engineering security and compliance are very important for companies that manage sensitive information. Data engineers that are using Amazon Web Services (AWS) must protect their data while following regulatory standards. Many organizations now use [...]

Security in AWS Data Engineering: Best Practices and Strategies2024-11-29T00:42:48+00:00

HTTP Flood Attack Notification using AWS Lambda, Amazon EventBridge and CloudWatch Logs Insights

2024-01-25T05:04:59+00:00

We can almost do everything now on the website. Selling clothes, ordering food, video posting, doing business meetings, online classes, and others, you name it. Running a website is very awesome and at the same time hard, especially when bad actors want to mess with it. One sneaky way is an "HTTP Flood Attack," where your website gets bombarded with too many requests. This can slow down or even break your site. Detecting and responding to such attacks promptly is crucial for maintaining the availability and performance of your applications. In this blog post, we'll explore how to implement a simple [...]

HTTP Flood Attack Notification using AWS Lambda, Amazon EventBridge and CloudWatch Logs Insights2024-01-25T05:04:59+00:00

Managing Amazon GuardDuty Security Findings Across Multiple Accounts

2023-05-02T05:23:52+00:00

In our previous article, we discussed how GuardDuty can help organizations monitor their workloads and  AWS accounts from malicious activities and how to monitor findings with Amazon CloudWatch Events. Imagine that your organization has multiple AWS accounts for different workloads, teams, and projects. With every account, you need to monitor GuardDuty findings individually. It will be quite difficult for your security team to monitor these findings with their constant switching between AWS accounts.  Amazon GuardDuty supports the consolidation of these findings to one AWS account. For example, your organization has 10 AWS accounts. All you have to do is to [...]

Managing Amazon GuardDuty Security Findings Across Multiple Accounts2023-05-02T05:23:52+00:00

Monitoring GuardDuty Findings with Amazon CloudWatch Events

2023-05-27T08:47:29+00:00

Large scale cyber attacks are now becoming normal in this age of interconnectivity. As we rely more and more on cloud technologies, companies are looking to tap into digital innovations to improve their businesses. Cyber attacks are costing companies millions of dollars of downtime not to mention the possibility of lawsuits whenever an attack occurs. It is imperative that security teams have the means to prevent, detect, and take actions to ensure that the security of their workloads in AWS are airtight. Amazon GuardDuty was released during the 2017 re:Invent conference. Amazon GuardDuty is an agentless threat detection service that [...]

Monitoring GuardDuty Findings with Amazon CloudWatch Events2023-05-27T08:47:29+00:00

AWS Secrets Manager vs Systems Manager Parameter Store

2024-11-14T00:51:27+00:00

Bookmarks AWS Systems Manager Parameter Store AWS Secrets Manager Similarities and Differences Managing the security of your applications is an integral part of any organization especially for infrastructures deployed in the cloud. One aspect of application security is how the parameters such as environment variables, database passwords, API keys, product keys, etc. are stored and retrieved. As a best practice, secret information should not be stored in plain text and not be embedded inside your source code. It is also recommended to set up an automated system to rotate passwords or keys regularly (which [...]

AWS Secrets Manager vs Systems Manager Parameter Store2024-11-14T00:51:27+00:00

Amazon Cognito User Pools vs Identity Pools

2024-08-29T01:45:49+00:00

Bookmarks Amazon Cognito User Pools Amazon Cognito Identity Pools With the proliferation of smartphones in our connected world, more and more developers are quickly deploying their applications on the cloud. One of the first challenges in developing applications is allowing users to log in and authenticate on your applications. There are multiple stages involved in user verification and most of these are not visible from the end-user. AWS provides an easy solution for this situation. User Identity verification is at the core of Amazon Cognito. It provides solutions for three key areas of user identification:  [...]

Amazon Cognito User Pools vs Identity Pools2024-08-29T01:45:49+00:00

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