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How to  prepare  for  AWS Cert ifi ed  Secur i ty  –  Spec ia l ty
W i t h  ‘ C l o u d  c o m p u t i n g ’   c o m p l e t e l y  o v e r h a u l i n g  t o d a y ’ s  b u s i n e s s  
s c e n a r i o ,  AW S ,  M i c r o s o f t  A z u r e  a n d  m a n y  o t h e r  v e n d o r s  a r e  
e n t e r i n g  t h e  b u s i n e s s  l a n d s c a p e  t o d a y.  AW S  o r  ‘
A m a z o n  w e b  s e r v i c e s’   i s  a  l e a d i n g  c l o u d  s e r v i c e  p r o v i d e r  t h a t  
p o w e r s  s t a r t u p s  a n d  e s t a b l i s h e d  o r g a n i z a t i o n s  w i t h  s e r v i c e s  s u c h  
a s  s t o r a g e ,  c o m p u t a t i o n ,  d a t a b a s e s ,  n e t w o r k i n g ,  a n a l y t i c s ,  
m a c h i n e  l e a r n i n g ,  I o T  ( I n t e r n e t  o f  T h i n g s )  a n d  m o r e .  T h e s e  s e r v i c e s  
e n a b l e  t h e  o r g a n i z a t i o n s  t o  a c h i e v e  t h e i r  b u s i n e s s  g o a l s  i n  a  c o s t  
e ff e c t i v e  a n d  e ff e c t i v e  m a n n e r.
I n  s p i t e  o f  s o  m a n y  v e n d o r s  a n d  c u s t o m e r s  e n t e r i n g  t h e  c l o u d  
m a r ke t ,  AW S  h a s  b e e n  n a m e d  a  l e a d e r  i n  t h e  G a r t n e r  M a g i c  
Q u a d r a n t  i n  C l o u d  I n f r a s t r u c t u r e  a s  a  s e r v i c e  ( I a a S )  f o r  t h e  n i n t h  
y e a r  i n  a  r o w.  ( G a r t n e r  Re p o r t :  M a g i c  Q u a d r a n t  f o r  C l o u d  
I n f r a s t r u c t u r e  a s  a  S e r v i c e ,  Wo r l d w i d e  ( 2 0 1 9 ) )
AW S  h a s  i n t r o d u c e d  m a n y  c e r t i fi c a t i o n s  a n d  t h e  ‘ AW S  S e c u r i t y ’  
c e r t i fi c a t i o n  i s  o n e  o f  t h e m  a n d  i t  h a s  g a i n e d  w i d e s p r e a d  
a c c e p t a n c e .  H e r e  a r e  a  f e w  d e t a i l s  a b o u t  t h e  e x a m .
4 C C I S O  C e r t i fi c a t i o n
Sk i l l s  va l idated  by  the  
exam:
Fr o m  t h e  AW S  w e b s i t e ,  h e r e  i s  a  l i s t  o f  s k i l l s  t h a t  i s  v a l i d a t e d  
b y  t h e  e x a m :
•“ A n  u n d e r s t a n d i n g  o f  s p e c i a l i z e d  d a t a  c l a s s i fi c a t i o n s  a n d  AW S  d a t a  
p r o t e c t i o n  m e c h a n i s m s
•A n  u n d e r s t a n d i n g  o f  d a t a  e n c r y p t i o n  m e t h o d s  a n d  AW S  m e c h a n i s m s  
t o  i m p l e m e n t  t h e m
•A n  u n d e r s t a n d i n g  o f  s e c u r e  I n t e r n e t  p r o t o c o l s  a n d  AW S  m e c h a n i s m s  
t o  i m p l e m e n t  t h e m
•A  w o r k i n g  k n o w l e d g e  o f  AW S  s e c u r i t y  s e r v i c e s  a n d  f e a t u r e s  o f  
s e r v i c e s  t o  p r o v i d e  a  s e c u r e  p r o d u c t i o n  e n v i r o n m e n t
•C o m p e t e n c y  g a i n e d  f r o m  t w o  o r  m o r e  y e a r s  o f  p r o d u c t i o n  d e p l o y m e n t  
e x p e r i e n c e  u s i n g  AW S  s e c u r i t y  s e r v i c e s  a n d  f e a t u r e s
•A b i l i t y  t o  m a ke  t r a d e o ff  d e c i s i o n s  w i t h  r e g a r d  t o  c o s t ,  s e c u r i t y ,  a n d  
d e p l o y m e n t  c o m p l e x i t y  g i v e n  a  s e t  o f  a p p l i c a t i o n  r e q u i r e m e n t s
•A n  u n d e r s t a n d i n g  o f  s e c u r i t y  o p e r a t i o n s  a n d  r i s k ”   ( AW S  C e r t i fi e d  
S e c u r i t y  –  S p e c i a l t y )  
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R e c o m m e n d e d  e x p e r i e n c e  b e f o r e  t a k i n g  t h e  e x a m :
1.Tw o  y e a r s  e x p e r i e n c e  s e c u r i n g  AW S  w o r k l o a d s
2.A t  l e a s t  5  y e a r s  e x p e r i e n c e  o f  I T  s e c u r i t y  e x p e r i e n c e
A b o u t  t h e  e x a m :
H e r e  a r e  t h e  d e t a i l s  a b o u t  t h e  e x a m :
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E x a m  d o m a i n s :
T h e  e x a m  h a s  fi v e  d o m a i n s  a n d  t h e y  a r e  l i s t e d  b e l o w  w i t h  t h e i r  
w e i g h t a g e s :
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H o w  t o  p r e p a r e  f o r  t h e  e x a m :
1.B o o k  a n  e x a m  d a t e  3 - 4  m o n t h s  a w a y  ( d e p e n d i n g  o n  y o u r  AW S  
e x p e r i e n c e )
2.P r e p a r e  t h e  r e s o u r c e s  t o  s t u d y  f o r  t h e  e x a m
3.E s t a b l i s h  a  r o u t i n e  t o  s t u d y  f o r  t h e  e x a m ( w e e k d a y  o r  w e e ke n d )  a n d  
p l a n  f o r  b u s i n e s s  t r i p s  a n d  p e r s o n a l  t r i p s
4.Re v i s e  t h e  w e e k  b e f o r e  t h e  e x a m
5.Re l a x  t h e  d a y  b e f o r e  t h e  e x a m  a n d  g e t  a  g o o d  n i g h t ’ s  r e s t
6.Yo u  a r e  g u a r a n t e e d  t o  p a s s  t h e  e x a m !
R e s o u r c e s  f o r  t h e  e x a m :
W h i l e  t h e r e  a r e  s e v e r a l  r e s o u r c e s  o n  t h e  n e t ,  t h e s e  a r e  s o m e  r e s o u r c e s  t h a t  w i l l  h e l p  
y o u  p a s s  t h e  e x a m :
7.A W S  W h i t e p a p e r s  a n d  G u i d e s
8.A W S :  S e c u r i t y  B e s t  P r a c t i c e s  o n  A W S :  L e a r n  t o  s e c u r e  y o u r  d a t a ,  s e r v e r s ,  a n d  a p p l i c a t
i o n s  w i t h  A W S  
9.A W S  S e c u r i t y  B e s t  P r a c t i c e s  ( A W S  W h i t e p a p e r )  
10.M a s t e r i n g  A W S  S e c u r i t y :  C r e a t e  a n d  m a i n t a i n  a  s e c u r e  c l o u d  e c o s y s t e m
I n  a d d i t i o n ,  w e  a t  I n f o S e c  Tr a i n  o ff e r   A W S  C e r t i fi e d  S e c u r i t y  –  S p e c i a l t y  Tr a i n i n g  –
d o  c o n t a c t  u s  f o r  m o r e  d e t a i l s  t o  p a s s  t h e  e x a m  o n  t h e  fi r s t  a t t e m p t ! !
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