AWS Certified Security – Specialty

AWS Certified Security – Specialty
(Exam Code: SCS-C01)

Exam overview – SCS C01

  • Level: Associate
  • Length: 170 minutes to complete the exam
  • Cost: 300 USD
  • Format: 65 questions, either multiple choice or multiple response

Who should take this exam?

AWS Certified Security – Specialty is intended for individuals who perform a security role and have at least two years of hands-on experience securing AWS workloads

Recommended AWS knowledge

The target candidate should have the following knowledge:

  • The AWS shared responsibility model and its application
  • Security controls for workloads on AWS
  • Logging and monitoring strategies
  • Cloud security threat models
  • Patch management and security automation
  • Ways to enhance AWS security services with third-party tools and services
  • Disaster recovery controls, including BCP and backups
  • Encryption
  • Access control
  • Data retention

COURSE TOPICS:

  • Domain 1: Incident Response
  • Domain 2: Logging and Monitoring
  • Domain 3: Infrastructure Security
  • Domain 4: Identity and Access Management