PLPluralsight
AWS Cloud Security Best Practices
Advanced 0.7 hours English
Our recommendation
A focused, advanced Pluralsight session on locking down production AWS environments. In under an hour it covers a security checklist, protecting the operating system inside EC2 instances, and securing your setup. Concise and practical — aimed at people who already run AWS and want to tighten security, not beginners.
Skills you'll gain
AWS securityCloud securityEC2 hardeningSecurity best practicesProduction environments
Is this course right for you?
A good fit if you…
You already run AWS
You want a security checklist
You want a concise, advanced session
Consider something else if you…
You are new to AWS
You want a broad intro
You want a full security certification course
About this course
AWS Cloud Security Best Practices is a focused, advanced session on locking down production AWS environments. In under an hour it covers a fundamental security checklist, protecting the operating system inside EC2 instances, and segmenting infrastructure so a breach in one area doesn't spread — framed around AWS's cloud adoption guidance.
What you'll learn
Apply a fundamental AWS security checklist
Harden the operating system in EC2
Segment infrastructure to contain breaches
Map controls to the AWS adoption framework
Spot common cloud misconfigurations
Prioritise security work on AWS
This course includes
0.7h
On-demand video
Yes
Mobile access
English
Language
What it costs
Access comes with a Pluralsight subscription (Standard about $29/month or $299/year; Premium about $45/month or $499/year), with a 10-day free trial.
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Instructor
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Joseph Hunsaker
Pluralsight instructor
Taught by Joseph Hunsaker, a cloud and security practitioner focused on hardening real-world AWS deployments.
About this provider
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Pluralsight
Tech skills platform for software developers, IT ops, and security professionals.
Frequently asked questions
No — it is an advanced session aimed at people already running AWS who want to tighten security.
Yes — Pluralsight offers a 10-day free trial that includes the full library.
A security checklist, hardening the OS inside EC2 instances, and securing production AWS setups.
Pluralsight issues certificates of completion on its paid plans, but they are learning records rather than formal or accredited qualifications — the value is the skills.
Under an hour.