AWS Security Checklist PDF
AWS Security Checklist PDF
AWS Security Checklist PDF
5 Familiarize yourself with AWS Security Token Service (STS) and roles.
AWS STS is a service that enables you to request temporary, limited-privilege credentials.
6 Familiarize yourself with AWS Detailed Billing and monitor your monthly usage regularly.
AWS Detailed Billing provides you with a by-the-hour insight of resources used and costs incurred.
Security Checklist EC2/VPC/EBS
5 Control inbound and outbound traffic to your EC2 Instances with clearly structured Security Groups.
A Security Group is a virtual, easy-to-use firewall for each EC2 instance controlling inbound and outbound traffic.
Security Checklist S3
4
Familiarize yourself with S3 Versioning and S3 Lifecycle Policies.
Use versioning to preserve, retrieve, and restore every version of every object storedin your Amazon S3 bucket.
Automate the lifecycle of your S3 objects with rule based actions.
5
Activate S3 Access Logging and analyze logs regularly.
The analysis of access logs will help you during security audits, provide detailed insight into user behavior,
and help you better understand your S3 usage bills.