The Building Secure Cloud Infrastructure on AWS specialization is designed to help you develop the knowledge and practical skills required to build, secure, and manage AWS cloud environments. As organizations continue to migrate critical workloads to the cloud, implementing strong security, governance, compliance, and data protection practices has become essential for ensuring business continuity and protecting sensitive information.
This specialization provides a structured learning path covering the core AWS services used to secure cloud infrastructure. You'll learn how to manage identities and permissions, protect data using encryption, detect and respond to security threats, monitor AWS resources, automate infrastructure management, and implement storage security best practices. Through expert-led video lessons and hands-on demonstrations, you'll gain practical experience working with AWS security, governance, and infrastructure management services used in real-world environments.
The specialization includes approximately 8+ hours of video training, combining conceptual learning with practical demonstrations to help reinforce key concepts. Each course contains quizzes and assessments to validate your understanding and strengthen your cloud security knowledge.
Courses in this Specialization:
Course 1 – AWS Identity & Security Services
Course 2 – AWS Governance, Compliance & Infrastructure Management
Course 3 – AWS Storage Security & Data Protection
Applied Learning Project
Throughout this specialization, you will complete hands-on projects that simulate real-world AWS cloud security and infrastructure management scenarios. You'll apply your knowledge by configuring identity and access management, implementing encryption and key management, securing Amazon S3 storage, monitoring AWS resources, enforcing governance and compliance, and automating infrastructure using AWS management services. These projects provide practical experience with industry-standard security and operational practices, helping you build confidence in designing, securing, and managing AWS environments. By working through authentic enterprise use cases, you'll develop the skills required to implement secure, scalable, and well-governed cloud infrastructures using AWS best practices.
