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AWS Certified Security Deep Dive is a focused podcast designed for IT professionals, cloud architects, and security enthusiasts aiming to master the AWS Security curriculum. Each episode breaks down key concepts, best practices, and real-world scenarios from the AWS Certified Security – Specialty exam, covering topics like identity and access management, data protection, incident response, and infrastructure security. Hosted by industry experts, the show offers actionable insights, exam tips, and updates on AWS security services to help listeners achieve certification and excel in securing cloud environments.
## Domain 6: Management and Security Governance
### Task Statement 6.1: Develop a strategy to centrally deploy and manage AWS accounts.
**Knowledge of:**
- 6.1.1 Multi-account strategies
- 6.1.2 Managed services that allow delegated administration
- 6.1.3 Policy-defined guardrails
- 6.1.4 Root account best practices
- 6.1.5 Cross-account roles
**Skills in:**
- 6.1.6 Deploying and configuring AWS Organizations
- 6.1.7 Determining when and how to deploy AWS Control Tower (for example, which services must be deactivated for successful deployment)
- 6.1.8 Implementing SCPs as a technical solution to enforce a policy (for example, limitations on the use of a root account, implementation of controls in AWS Control Tower)
- 6.1.9 Centrally managing security services and aggregating findings (for example, by using delegated administration and AWS Config aggregators)
- 6.1.10 Securing AWS account root user credentials
### Task Statement 6.2: Implement a secure and consistent deployment strategy for cloud resources.
**Knowledge of:**
- 6.2.1 Deployment best practices with infrastructure as code (IaC) (for example, AWS CloudFormation template hardening and drift detection)
- 6.2.2 Best practices for tagging
- 6.2.3 Centralized management, deployment, and versioning of AWS services
- 6.2.4 Visibility and control over AWS infrastructure
**Skills in:**
- 6.2.5 Using CloudFormation to deploy cloud resources consistently and securely
- 6.2.6 Implementing and enforcing multi-account tagging strategies
- 6.2.7 Configuring and deploying portfolios of approved AWS services (for example, by using AWS Service Catalog)
- 6.2.8 Organizing AWS resources into different groups for management
- 6.2.9 Deploying Firewall Manager to enforce policies
- 6.2.10 Securely sharing resources across AWS accounts (for example, by using AWS Resource Access Manager [AWS RAM])
### Task Statement 6.3: Evaluate the compliance of AWS resources.
**Knowledge of:**
- 6.3.1 Data classification by using AWS services
- 6.3.2 How to assess, audit, and evaluate the configurations of AWS resources (for example, by using AWS Config)
**Skills in:**
- 6.3.3 Identifying sensitive data by using Macie
- 6.3.4 Creating AWS Config rules for detection of noncompliant AWS resources
- 6.3.5 Collecting and organizing evidence by using Security Hub and AWS Audit Manager
### Task Statement 6.4: Identify security gaps through architectural reviews and cost analysis.
**Knowledge of:**
- 6.4.1 AWS cost and usage for anomaly identification
- 6.4.2 Strategies to reduce attack surfaces
- 6.4.3 AWS Well-Architected Framework
**Skills in:**
- 6.4.4 Identifying anomalies based on resource utilization and trends
- 6.4.5 Identifying unused resources by using AWS services and tools (for example, AWS Trusted Advisor, AWS Cost Explorer)
- 6.4.6 Using the AWS Well-Architected Tool to identify security gaps
AWS Certified Security Specialist Podcast
AWS Certified Security Deep Dive is a focused podcast designed for IT professionals, cloud architects, and security enthusiasts aiming to master the AWS Security curriculum. Each episode breaks down key concepts, best practices, and real-world scenarios from the AWS Certified Security – Specialty exam, covering topics like identity and access management, data protection, incident response, and infrastructure security. Hosted by industry experts, the show offers actionable insights, exam tips, and updates on AWS security services to help listeners achieve certification and excel in securing cloud environments.
