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AWS Certified Security - Specialty
AWS / SCS-C02Build the skills for your next mission.
This certification validates expertise in securing data and workloads in the AWS Cloud.
Course objectives
Build practical skills across the key domains covered in AWS Certified Security - Specialty (SCS-C02).
Threat Detection and Incident ResponseDesign and implement an incident response plan
- Design and implement an incident response plan
- Detect security threats and anomalies by using AWS services
- Respond to compromised resources and workloads
Security Logging and MonitoringDesign and implement monitoring and alerting to address security events
- Design and implement monitoring and alerting to address security events
- Troubleshoot security monitoring and alerting
- Design and implement a logging solution
- Troubleshoot logging solutions
- Design a log analysis solution
Infrastructure SecurityDesign and implement security controls for edge services
- Design and implement security controls for edge services
- Design and implement network security controls
- Design and implement security controls for compute workloads
- Troubleshoot network security
Identity and Access ManagementDesign, implement, and troubleshoot authentication for AWS resources
- Design, implement, and troubleshoot authentication for AWS resources
- Design, implement, and troubleshoot authorization for AWS resources
Data ProtectionDesign and implement controls that provide confidentiality and integrity for data in transit
- Design and implement controls that provide confidentiality and integrity for data in transit
- Design and implement controls that provide confidentiality and integrity for data at rest
- Design and implement controls to manage the lifecycle of data at rest
- Design and implement controls to protect credentials, secrets, and cryptographic key materials
Management and Security GovernanceDevelop a strategy to centrally deploy and manage AWS accounts
- Develop a strategy to centrally deploy and manage AWS accounts
- Implement a secure and consistent deployment strategy for cloud resources
- Evaluate the compliance of AWS resources
Find your DoD 8140 pathway
Explore how this training may align to DoD 8140 work roles and proficiency levels.
Verify mapping against the current official matrix.View authoritative source V2.1 · 2025-09-19
About this course
This certification validates expertise in securing data and workloads in the AWS Cloud. It demonstrates specialized knowledge in data protection, incident response, and security automation.
Training alone does not establish DoD 8140 qualification. Confirm position-specific requirements with your organization.