AWS Route 53 is a scalable and highly available Domain Name System (DNS) web service by Amazon Web Services (AWS). It is designed to route end-user requests to AWS services (like EC2 instances, S3 buckets, or CloudFront distributions) as well as external resources. Key Features of AWS Route 53 Domain Registration – Register and manage…
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Security manager tools
Service Name Category Use Case Key Features AWS Resource Access Manager (RAM) Resource Management Share AWS resources (like VPC subnets, Transit Gateways) across AWS accounts securely within an organization. Resource sharing across accounts, supports VPC subnets, Transit Gateway, license configurations, centralized management. AWS Secrets Manager Security & Data Protection Securely store, manage, and retrieve sensitive…
AWS Artifact
AWS Artifact is a service provided by Amazon Web Services (AWS) that offers on-demand access to AWS’s compliance reports, security and compliance documentation, and AWS’s certifications. It is designed to help customers meet various compliance and audit requirements by providing resources that demonstrate how AWS meets specific regulatory, security, and compliance standards. Key Features of…
Amazon Macie
Amazon Macie is a fully managed data security and data privacy service provided by AWS. It helps you automatically discover, classify, and protect sensitive data, particularly personal data (such as personally identifiable information, or PII), stored in Amazon S3. Macie uses machine learning (ML) and pattern matching to identify sensitive data and provide insights into…
Security tools
Feature/Service Amazon Detective Amazon GuardDuty Amazon Inspector AWS Security Hub Purpose Security investigation and analysis tool Threat detection and continuous security monitoring Vulnerability scanning and assessment of EC2 instances and containers Centralized security management and compliance monitoring Primary Function Helps investigate and analyze security findings from multiple data sources Detects malicious or unauthorized activity within…
AWS Firewall Manager
AWS Firewall Manager is a security management service offered by AWS that allows you to centrally configure and manage firewall rules across your AWS environment. It’s primarily used to manage and enforce security policies across multiple accounts, regions, and VPCs (Virtual Private Clouds) within an AWS Organization. Key Features: Centralized Firewall Management: You can create…
AWS Network Firewall
AWS Network Firewall is a managed, flexible, and scalable firewall service designed to provide network traffic filtering for Amazon Virtual Private Cloud (VPC). It helps protect your VPCs and applications by controlling both inbound and outbound traffic. AWS Network Firewall is integrated with other AWS security services, enabling you to build a comprehensive security posture…
AWS Shield
WS Shield is a managed Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) protection service that safeguards applications running on AWS from network and application layer attacks. AWS Shield helps protect applications against the most common types of DDoS attacks, ensuring that your applications remain available and performant even during large-scale attacks. AWS Shield offers two levels of…
AWS WAF
AWS WAF is a managed web application firewall service that helps protect your web applications from common web exploits that could affect application availability, compromise security, or consume excessive resources. It allows you to create custom security rules to block or allow traffic based on specific conditions, such as IP addresses, HTTP headers, request body,…
AWS Security Token Service
AWS Security Token Service (STS) is a web service that allows you to request temporary, limited-privilege credentials for AWS services. These credentials are typically used to authenticate users or services for a specific period of time, allowing them to access AWS resources securely without using long-term IAM credentials. STS helps manage and secure access to…