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AWS Shield†provides always-on detection and automatic inline mitigations, which safeguard applications that are running on Amazon Web Services (AWS). It protects against distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks.
In this course, you will learn the benefits and basic technical concepts of AWS Shield. If you are†new to AWS Shield, you can explore the service by using the AWS Management Console. YouÃll learn how AWS Shield helps you minimize application downtime and latency. With AWS Shield, you can focus on your business objectives instead of DDoS defense strategies.
Activities
- Knowledge checks
- Demonstrations
Course objectives
- Identify the purpose and benefits of AWS Shield.
- Recognize problems that AWS Shield can solve.
- Identify the pricing model and key cost factors of AWS Shield.
- Recognize the relationship between AWS Shield and other components of the AWS Cloud, including its technical concepts.
- Explore AWS Shield in the AWS Management Console.
Intended audience
- Business users
- Decision makers
- Pre-sales consultants
- Project managers, program managers, and delivery managers
Recommended Skills
- Basic understanding of cloud computing concepts
- Familiarity with AWS foundational services, for example, Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (Amazon EC2) and Amazon Simple Storage Service (Amazon S3)
- General awareness of cybersecurity threats, particularly DDoS attacks
Course outline
Module 1: Introduction
- Introduction to AWS Shield
- Architecture and Use Cases
Module 2: Using AWS Shield
- Exploring AWS Shield
Module 3: Resources
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