Actionable AWS Security Best Practices [Cheat Sheet]

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This cheat sheet goes beyond the essential AWS security best practices and offers actionable step-by-step implementations, relevant code snippets, and industry- leading recommendations to fortify your AWS security posture. Let's dive in to transform your understanding into tangible security actions.

In this 5 page cheat sheet we'll cover AWS security best practices in the following areas:

  • Visibility and monitoring

  • Data security and compliance

  • Advanced threat protection

  • Risk management and visualization

Key Takeaways

  • Visibility is the foundation: Establish continuous monitoring of the resources running in your environment. With AWS Config you can assess, audit, and evaluate the configurations of your resources on a continual basis.

  • Centralized logging changes everything: Aggregate all AWS activity through CloudTrail and store logs in secure S3 buckets. When every API call is tracked and centralized, anomaly detection becomes proactive rather than reactive.

Unified security posture: AWS Security Hub consolidates findings from GuardDuty, Inspector, and Macie into a single dashboard. Leverage a CNAPP solution for unified security across multi-cloud. Stop juggling multiple security tools and get a centralized view of your security status.


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