Protecting Data, Logging, and Monitoring in AWS

Overview

Updated in May 2025. This course now features Coursera Coach! A smarter way to learn with interactive, real-time conversations that help you test your knowledge, challenge assumptions, and deepen your understanding as you progress through the course. Enhance your AWS expertise by mastering the critical aspects of data protection, logging, and monitoring. This comprehensive course empowers you to safeguard your data using advanced encryption techniques for data at rest and in transit, effective key management, and robust monitoring solutions. Learn to secure your AWS deployments and ensure compliance with best practices. The course begins with an in-depth exploration of data encryption strategies in AWS. You’ll discover how to classify data, apply encryption, and manage keys effectively. Detailed demos, including S3, EBS, and CloudHSM, will provide hands-on insights into implementing encryption across your AWS ecosystem. You'll also learn to troubleshoot and monitor encryption for enhanced security. Next, dive into logging, monitoring, and alerting systems in AWS. Build skills in designing logging systems, analyzing logs, and automating responses with tools like CloudTrail, CloudWatch, and EventBridge. Explore storage and analysis of logs, custom metrics monitoring, and audit preparation with trusted AWS services. This course is perfect for cloud professionals, AWS admins, and security specialists aiming to enhance their expertise in data security and monitoring. A basic understanding of AWS services and general cloud concepts is recommended. With its intermediate-level content, the course ensures actionable knowledge to strengthen your AWS deployment security.

Syllabus

Protecting Data with Encryption in AWS

In this module, we will explore the crucial role of encryption in safeguarding data across AWS services. You'll dive into encryption strategies for data at rest and in transit, understand key management systems, and troubleshoot encryption configurations. With practical demos, this section equips you with the knowledge to classify, encrypt, and protect data effectively, ensuring compliance and security in your AWS deployments.

Implementing Logging, Monitoring & Alerting in AWS

In this module, we will delve into the implementation of robust logging, monitoring, and alerting systems in AWS. By understanding the synergy between AWS services like CloudTrail, CloudWatch, and EventBridge, you'll learn to manage logs, analyze metrics, and respond to security incidents effectively. This section also includes practical demonstrations, ensuring you can apply these concepts to maintain a secure and compliant AWS environment.