You’ve learned about the building blocks of AWS networking: the VPC and the subnet. While AWS provides a “Default VPC” to help you get started quickly, building your own custom VPC from scratch is a fundamental skill for any cloud professional. It gives...
As you venture deeper into AWS, you’ll quickly realize that launching services isn’t enough; you need to connect them securely. The foundation of all networking in AWS is the Virtual Private Cloud (VPC), and the most fundamental building block of a VPC is...
In the world of AWS security, we’ve learned how to create IAM users for people and why it’s crucial to enable MFA. But what happens when an AWS service, like an EC2 instance, needs permission to access another service, like an S3 bucket? You wouldn’t...
You’ve successfully created your first AWS IAM user, a crucial step in securing your cloud environment. But what’s the next layer of defense? In the world of digital security, a password is no longer enough. The single most effective action you can take to...
You now understand what AWS IAM is and why using your root account for daily tasks is a major security risk. The single most important action you can take to secure your account is to stop using your root user and start using an IAM user with limited... 
