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AWS Certified Security - Specialty (SCS-C03)

1 Course
0.5 Hours
Practice exam

AWS Certified Security – Specialty (SCS-C03) is an advanced AWS certification that validates your ability to design, implement, and manage security solutions in the AWS Cloud. It is intended for individuals responsible for securing cloud workloads and environments.

This path covers threat detection and incident response, infrastructure security, identity and access management, data protection and encryption, logging and monitoring, and security foundations and governance. Learners will gain the skills needed to make strategic security decisions and implement AWS-native controls at scale.

- Detection (16% of scored content) (video course) - Incident Response (14% of scored content) (video course) - Infrastructure Security (18% of scored content) (video course) - Identity and Access Management (20% of scored content) (video course) - Data Protection (18% of scored content) (video course) - Security Foundations and Governance (14% of scored content) (video course)

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What You'll Learn
  • How to detect threats and anomalies across AWS environments
  • How to prepare for and respond to security incidents
  • How to design and implement infrastructure security controls
  • How to manage identity and access across AWS accounts and services
  • How to protect data at rest and in transit using AWS encryption mechanisms
  • How to establish security foundations and apply governance at scale
Prerequisites
  • Candidates should be familiar with the AWS shared responsibility model and its application, and have hands-on experience securing AWS products and services. While AWS does not enforce formal prerequisites, a foundational AWS certification such as AWS Solutions Architect – Associate is strongly recommended before attempting this specialty exam.
Related topics
  • AWS
  • Cloud Security
  • Identity and Access Management
  • Encryption
  • Threat Detection
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