AWS Security Workshop: Protect Your Cloud

## ☁️ AWS Security Workshop: Protect Your Cloud

Level: Foundational to Intermediate Format: In-Person Hands-on Lab
Ready to level up your cloud security game? Join the San Antonio AWS community for a deep dive into securing your workloads. We aren't just talking theory—we’re getting into the console to implement real-world practices.
Using the official AWS Security Workshop curriculum, we will explore how to build a "Security by Design" environment. Whether you're securing a startup or an enterprise, these are the core skills you need to stay protected.

### 🛠 What we’ll cover:

• Identity & Access Management (IAM): Mastering the art of "Least Privilege."
• Detection: Setting up GuardDuty and Security Hub to find the "needles in the haystack."
• Infrastructure Protection: Hardening your VPC and network boundaries.
• Data Protection: Practical encryption strategies for S3 and EBS.
• Incident Response: Basics of automating your reaction to security events.

### 📋 Agenda:

• 1:00 PM: Doors Open & Networking
• 1:15 PM: Introduction & Architecture Overview
• 1:45 PM: Hands-on Workshop Phase 1
• 3:15 PM: Coffee Break & Discussion
• 3:30 PM: Hands-on Workshop Phase 2
• 4:45 PM: Q&A and Closing Remarks

### 💻 What to Bring:

1. Your Laptop: This is a hands-on session! (Don't forget your charger).
2. Web Browser: Chrome or Firefox preferred.
3. Curiosity: Bring your specific security questions or hurdles you've faced at work.

### 📍 Location & Parking:

We are meeting at Launch SA, located inside the San Antonio Central Library.

• Address: 600 Soledad, San Antonio, TX 78205.
• Parking: Parking at the San Antonio Public Library Central Branch parking garage is free for the first two hours with a validated parking ticket; thereafter, a $10 flat fee applies.