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AWS Certified Security – Specialty (SCS-C02)

12 Courses
1 Lab
32 Hours
Practice exam

This course is designed to help you obtain the working knowledge and skills required to sit the AWS Certified Security – Specialty exam. Through taking this course, you will gain hands-on experience securing AWS services and environments, as well as be able to identify and evaluate security considerations and implement mitigation strategies.

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Updated AWS Certified Security – Specialty (SCS-C02)

We’ve released a modernized series of shorter, skill-targeted courses that together cover the full scope of the AWS Certified Security – Specialty (SCS-C02) exam. This section will always house the most up-to-date sequence, so check back often.

Prefer the classic format? You’ll find the legacy courses below.

SCS-C02 Legacy Courses

This earlier series of courses covers the full AWS Certified Security – Specialty (SCS-C02) exam guide and remains available for those already working through it. While these courses reflect a previous content design and are scheduled for refresh, they still provide solid guidance across core topics. If you’re midway through the series or prefer a more traditional layout, you can continue learning here while the new modular courses roll out above.

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What You'll Learn
  • This course is designed to help you obtain the working knowledge and skills required to sit the AWS Certified Security – Specialty exam.
Prerequisites
  • Knowledge of core AWS services.
  • 1+ AWS associate-level certifications.
  • Basic understanding of networking configurations.
  • Basic understanding of data encryption.
  • At least 2+ years of hands-on AWS experience
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