Introduction to Security Best Practices for Linux Instances on AWS

Launching your EC2 instance is just the first step to becoming an AWS professional: securing your cloud resources is something you just can't ignore. In this course the experienced Linux System Administrator David Clinton will share some common best practices to enhance your infrastructure security.

You'll learn how to manage access to your instances with IAM and Multi Factor Authentication, how to encrypt your storage, how to keep your Linux instance updated with security patches, how to monitor your system and your network to ensure that nobody unauthorized is using your resources, and finally, the basic principles of penetration testing and how to use nmap to ensure that your security group is properly configured.

Who should take this course

This course is aimed even at beginners with little or no experience with cloud security. Some basic knowledge about Linux system administration, TCP/IP, and security topics are recommended.

To increase your knowledge, you may want to check our many AWS courses, in particular the ones introducing EC2 and S3. And why not take the challenge and try out a quiz?