
AWS Security Specialist - Security operations and compliance automation
Course Description
Module 1: Networking Fundamentals
- OSI Model, TCP/IP Stack, Subnetting, CIDR
- DNS, DHCP, Load Balancing Concepts
- AWS Regions, Availability Zones, Edge Locations, CloudFront, Global Accelerator
Module 2: VPC Deep Dive
- VPC Creation, Subnets, Internet/NAT Gateways, Route Tables
- VPC Peering, Endpoints, Flow Logs, ENIs
- Multi-VPC: Hub-Spoke, Mesh, Shared Services, Segmentation
Module 3: Hybrid Cloud Connectivity
- VPN: Site-to-Site, Client VPN, Redundancy, Monitoring
- Direct Connect: Architecture, Virtual Interfaces, BGP, Redundancy
- Hybrid DNS: Route 53 Resolver, On-prem DNS Integration, Conditional Forwarding
Module 4: Load Balancing & Traffic Management
- ALB: Target Groups, Health Checks, SSL/TLS, Routing, WebSockets
- NLB: TCP/UDP, Static IP, Cross-Zone, Connection Draining
- GWLB: Appliance Integration, Traffic Inspection, Proxy
- Advanced Routing: Route 53 Health Checks, Weighted/Geolocation, Failover
Module 5: Content Delivery & Edge Services
- CloudFront: Distribution, Origins, Caching, Lambda@Edge
- Global Accelerator: Anycast IPs, Traffic Dials, Failover
- Edge Computing: Wavelength, Local Zones, Outposts Networking
Module 6: Network Security & Monitoring
- Security Groups, NACLs: Stateful/Stateless, Rule Priorities, Best Practices
- Network Monitoring: Flow Logs, CloudWatch Metrics, X-Ray, Reachability Analyzer
- Troubleshooting: Connectivity, Packet Capture, Performance Optimization
Module 7: Advanced Networking Services
- Transit Gateway: Central Hub, Route Tables, Cross-Region Peering, Multicast
- PrivateLink: Service/Interface Endpoints, Cross-Account, On-prem Integration
- Container Networking: ECS, EKS (CNI), App Mesh, Fargate Networking
Module 8: Hands-on Labs & Real-world Projects
- Multi-Region VPC with Transit Gateway
- Hybrid Cloud Connectivity via IPSEC VPN
- High-Availability Load Balancing
- CloudFront Distribution with Lambda@Edge
- Network Security Implementation & Monitoring

Nivedita Mishra
BE. Mtech | 15 Years of Industry experience | AWS Certified Trainer | Ex Sales force developer | Ex Assistant professor in Engineering collageWelcome to our AWS learning community!