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Shared Responsibility Model

Understand what AWS secures vs what the customer secures.

Task 1: Introduction

Task 2: Shared Responsibility Model Overview

Task 3: Real-world Example: Capital One - Cloud Misuse Pattern

Task 4: Real-world Example: Uber - Exposed Credentials

Task 5: Real-world Example: "It Was Just a Bucket"

Task 6: Recap Exercise

Task 7: Conclusion

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Shared Responsibility Model

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Understand what AWS secures vs what the customer secures.

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does not "do security for you". AWS secures the cloud platform and services to a certain extent, while what you build on top is your responsibility to secure.

In this room, you will explore the Shared Responsibility Model and understand how it affects your security decisions and implementations.

Learning Objectives

  • Understand Security of the Cloud vs Security in the Cloud
  • Map responsibilities across / / /
  • Look at three real-world examples of how the model was misunderstood

Prerequisites

  • Basic knowledge of AWS and infrastructure terminology: , , , , SaaS, IaaS, PaaS
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