AWS Certified Security Specialist Podcast
Episodes
Automating an AWS security response
18 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Automated Security Response in AWSAutomated security response is a foundational capability for operating securely at scale in the AWS Cloud. As cloud ...
AWS Lambda security architecture
18 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
AWS Lambda provides strong default security controls across identity, network, data, and operational layers. When combined with least-privilege IAM, V...
Amazon API Gateway security blueprint
18 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Modern enterprises increasingly rely on APIs as the primary interface between digital services, partners, and end users. As APIs expose critical busin...
Amazon SageMaker AI to secure the AWS Work Environments
18 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
As organizations increasingly rely on cloud-native and AI-driven workloads, security must evolve beyond static controls toward intelligent, adaptive, ...
AWS IAM Identity Center - Best Practices
18 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
AWS Identity and Access Management (IAM) is a foundational control plane for securing access to AWS environments. At enterprise scale, AWS IAM Identi...
AWS Generative AI Security
17 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
For the AWS Generative AI Beta certification, security is not a peripheral topic—it is a core evaluation dimension. Candidates are expected to dem...
Amazon Cognito application security
17 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Amazon Cognito is essential for AWS application security because it provides a secure, scalable, and standards-based identity layer for apps, withou...
Amazon Bedrock - LLM Security
17 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Amazon Bedrock is essential for AWS Security because it provides a governed, auditable, and isolated pathway to adopt generative AI within existing ...
Mastering IAM policy evaluation and least privilege
16 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Mastering IAM policy evaluation and least privilege ...
Engineering automated security and cloud forensics
16 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Engineering automated security and cloud forensics ...
Securing Autonomous Agents and LLMs
16 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Securing Autonomous Agents and LLMs ...
IAM Roles Anywhere Deep dive
16 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
IAM Roles Anywhere Deep dive ...
Architecting AWS Incident Response Automation
16 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Architecting AWS Incident Response Automation ...
Securing the GenAI Stack
16 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Securing the GenAI Stack ...
The six pillars of Cloud Best Practices
16 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The six pillars of Cloud Best Practices
Building resilient AWS Cloud Apps
16 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Building resilient AWS Cloud Apps ...
Task Statement 2.3: Design and Implement a Logging Solution
11 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Task Statement 2.3, part of Domain 2: Security Logging and Monitoring in the AWS Certified Security - Specialty (SCS-C02) exam, which accounts for 18%...
Task Statement 2.2: Troubleshoot Security Monitoring and Alerting
11 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Task Statement 2.2 in the AWS Certified Security - Specialty (SCS-C02) exam's Domain 2: Security Logging and Monitoring, which holds an 18% weight...
Task Statement 2.1: Design and implement monitoring and alerting to address security events
11 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
As a AWS Engineer preparing for the AWS Certified Security - Specialty exam, understanding Task Statement 2.1 is crucial because it focuses on the fou...
Task Statement 1.3: Respond to compromised resources and workloads.
08 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
# Task Statement 1.3: Respond to compromised resources and workloads.## Knowledge of:• AWS Security Incident Response Guide.• Resource isolation m...
Task Statement 1.2: Detect security threats and anomalies by using AWS services.
08 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
# Task Statement 1.2: Detect security threats and anomalies by using AWS services.## Knowledge of:• AWS managed security services that detect threat...
1.1 Design and Implement an Incident Response Plan
08 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
# Knowledge of:• AWS best practices for incident response• Cloud incidents• Roles and responsibilities in the incident response plan• AWS Secu...
AWS Security - Domain 6 - 50X - QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
27 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
## Domain 6: Management and Security Governance ### Task Statement 6.1: Develop a strategy to centrally deploy and manage AWS accounts. **Knowledg...
AWS Security - Domain 5 - 50X - QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
27 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
# AWS Security - Domain 5 - 50X - QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS ## Domain 5: Data Protection ### Task Statement 5.1: Design and implement controls that p...
AWS SECURITY - Domain 4 - 50X - QUESTIONS and ANSWERS
27 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
# AWS SECURITY - Domain 4 - 50X - QUESTIONS and ANSWERS ## Domain 4: Identity and Access Management ### Task Statement 4.1: Design, implement, an...
AWS SECURITY - Domain 3 - 50x - QUESTIONS and ANSWERS
15 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
AWS Certified Security Speciality (SCS-C02) Exam Domain 3: Infrastructure Security Questions Below are 50 unique questions and answers for Domain 3: I...
AWS Security - Domain 2 - 50X - QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
15 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Here are 50 unique questions and answers for Domain 2: Security Logging and Monitoring, covering all task statements, knowledge, and skills as outline...
AWS SECURITY - Domain 1 - 50x - QUESTIONS and ANSWERS
15 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
AWS Certified Security - Specialty (SCS-C02) Exam Guide - Q & A - x50 Here are 50 unique questions and answers for 'Domain 1: Threat Detection...
6.4.1 AWS cost and usage for anomaly identification
18 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
6.4.1 AWS cost and usage for anomaly identification - For those preparing for the AWS Certified Security - Specialty SCS-C02 exam, Task Statement 6.4 ...
6.4 Identify security gaps through architectural reviews and cost analysis.
18 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
6.4 Identify security gaps through architectural reviews and cost analysis. - In this episode, we dive into Task Statement 6.4 from the AWS Certified ...
6.3.1 Data classification by using AWS services
18 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
6.3.1 Data classification by using AWS services - In this episode, we dive into Task Statement 6.3 of the AWS Certified Security - Specialty SCS-C02 e...
6.3 Evaluate the compliance of AWS resources.
18 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
6.3 Evaluate the compliance of AWS resources. - In this episode, we dive into Task Statement 6.3 from the AWS Certified Security Specialty exam, focu...
6.2.1 Deployment best practices with infrastructure as code (IaC) (for example, AWS CloudFormation template hardening and drift detection)
18 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
6.2.1 Deployment best practices with infrastructure as code IaC for example, AWS CloudFormation template hardening and drift detection - This episode ...
6.2 Implement a secure and consistent deployment strategy for cloud resources.
18 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
6.2 Implement a secure and consistent deployment strategy for cloud resources. - In this episode, we dive deep into Task Statement 6.2 of the AWS Cert...
6.1.1 Multi-account strategies
18 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
6.1.1 Multi-account strategies - Multi-account strategies are essential for building secure, scalable, and compliant AWS environments, making them a k...
6.1 Develop a strategy to centrally deploy and manage AWS accounts.
18 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
6.1 Develop a strategy to centrally deploy and manage AWS accounts. - In this episode, we explore the intricacies of developing a secure and scalable ...
5.4.1 Secrets Manager
18 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
5.4.1 Secrets Manager - AWS Secrets Manager is a fully managed service that provides secure storage, management, and rotation of credentials, API keys...
5.4 Design and implement controls to protect credentials, secrets, and cryptographic key materials.
18 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
5.4 Design and implement controls to protect credentials, secrets, and cryptographic key materials. - In this episode, we dive into the critical aspec...
5.3.1 Lifecycle policies
18 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
5.3.1 Lifecycle policies - On this episode, we dive deep into Task Statement 5.3 of the AWS Certified Security - Specialty exam, focusing on designing...
5.3 Design and implement controls to manage the lifecycle of data at rest.
18 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
5.3 Design and implement controls to manage the lifecycle of data at rest. - In this episode, we explore the essential strategies for AWS Engineers to...
5.2 Design and implement controls that provide confidentiality and integrity for data at rest.
18 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
5.2 Design and implement controls that provide confidentiality and integrity for data at rest. - In this episode, we dive deep into Task Statement 5.2...
5.2.1 Encryption technique selection (for example, client-side, server-side, symmetric, asymmetric)
18 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
5.2.1 Encryption technique selection for example, client-side, server-side, symmetric, asymmetric - In this episode, we dive into AWS best practices f...
5.2 Design and implement controls that provide confidentiality and integrity for data at rest.
18 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
5.2 Design and implement controls that provide confidentiality and integrity for data at rest. - In this episode, we dive deep into Task Statement 5.2...
5.1.1 TLS concepts
18 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
5.1.1 TLS concepts - On this episode, we dive into key concepts from Task Statement 5.1 of the AWS Certified Security - Specialty SCS-C02 exam, focusi...
5.1 Design and implement controls that provide confidentiality and integrity for data in transit.
18 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
5.1 Design and implement controls that provide confidentiality and integrity for data in transit. - This episode explores Task Statement 5.1 from the ...
4.2.6 Interpreting an IAM policy’s effect on environments and workloads
18 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
4.2.6 Interpreting an IAM policys effect on environments and workloads - In this episode, we break down how AWS Engineers and security professionals c...
4.2.1 Different IAM policies (for example, managed policies, inline policies, identity-based policies, resource-based policies, session control policies)
18 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
4.2.1 Different IAM policies for example, managed policies, inline policies, identity-based policies, resource-based policies, session control policie...
4.2 Design, implement, and troubleshoot authorization for AWS resources.
18 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
4.2 Design, implement, and troubleshoot authorization for AWS resources. - In this comprehensive episode, we dive deep into designing, implementing, a...
4.1.1 Methods and services for creating and managing identities (for example, federation, identity providers, AWS IAM Identity Center [AWS Single Sign-On], Amazon Cognito)
18 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
4.1.1 Methods and services for creating and managing identities for example, federation, identity providers, AWS IAM Identity Center AWS Single Sign-O...
4.1 Design, implement, and troubleshoot authentication for AWS resources.
18 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
4.1 Design, implement, and troubleshoot authentication for AWS resources. - In this episode, we dive deep into the skills and strategies needed to ace...
3.4.1 How to analyze reachability (for example, by using VPC Reachability Analyzer and Amazon Inspector)
18 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
3.4.1 How to analyze reachability for example, by using VPC Reachability Analyzer and Amazon Inspector - Heres a podcast-friendly summary in about six...
3.4 Troubleshoot network security.
18 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
3.4 Troubleshoot network security. - In this episode, we delve into Task Statement 3.4 from the AWS Certified Security - Specialty SCS-C02 exam, focus...
3.3.1 Provisioning and maintenance of EC2 instances (for example, patching, inspecting, creation of snapshots and AMIs, use of EC2 Image Builder)
18 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
3.3.1 Provisioning and maintenance of EC2 instances for example, patching, inspecting, creation of snapshots and AMIs, use of EC2 Image Builder - Secu...
3.3 Design and implement security controls for compute workloads.
18 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
3.3 Design and implement security controls for compute workloads. - In this episode, we dive into key strategies for designing and implementing securi...
3.2.1 VPC security mechanisms (for example, security groups, network ACLs, AWS Network Firewall)
18 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
3.2.1 VPC security mechanisms for example, security groups, network ACLs, AWS Network Firewall - This episode unpacks Task Statement 3.2 from the AWS ...
3.2 Design and implement network security controls.
18 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
3.2 Design and implement network security controls. - This episode delves into designing and implementing network security controls for AWS environmen...
3.1.1 Security features on edge services (for example, AWS WAF, load balancers, Amazon Route 53, Amazon CloudFront, AWS Shield)
18 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
3.1.1 Security features on edge services for example, AWS WAF, load balancers, Amazon Route 53, Amazon CloudFront, AWS Shield - The AWS Security Speci...
3.1 Design and implement security controls for edge services.
18 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
3.1 Design and implement security controls for edge services. - This episode explores Task Statement 3.1 from the AWS Certified Security - Specialty e...
2.5.1 Services and tools to analyze captured logs (for example, Athena, CloudWatch Logs filter)
18 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
2.5.1 Services and tools to analyze captured logs for example, Athena, CloudWatch Logs filter - In this episode, we dive into the best practices and A...
2.5 Design a log analysis solution.
18 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
2.5 Design a log analysis solution. - In this episode, we explore the crucial skills and knowledge required to master log analysis for the AWS Certifi...
2.4.1 Capabilities and use cases of AWS services that provide data sources (for example, log level, type, verbosity, cadence, timeliness, immutability)
18 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
2.4.1 Capabilities and use cases of AWS services that provide data sources for example, log level, type, verbosity, cadence, timeliness, immutability ...
2.4 Troubleshoot logging solutions.
18 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
2.4 Troubleshoot logging solutions. - This episode explores the critical skills and knowledge required for troubleshooting logging solutions in AWS, a...
2.3.1 AWS services and features that provide logging capabilities (for example, VPC Flow Logs, DNS logs, AWS CloudTrail, Amazon CloudWatch Logs)
18 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
2.3.1 AWS services and features that provide logging capabilities for example, VPC Flow Logs, DNS logs, AWS CloudTrail, Amazon CloudWatch Logs - In th...
2.3 Design and implement a logging solution.
18 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
2.3 Design and implement a logging solution. - In this episode, we dive deep into Task Statement 2.3 of the AWS Certified Security - Specialty SCS-C02...
2.2.1 Configuration of monitoring services (for example, Security Hub)
18 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
2.2.1 Configuration of monitoring services for example, Security Hub - This episode delves into configuring and troubleshooting AWS Security Hub, a ce...
2.2 Troubleshoot security monitoring and alerting.
18 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
2.2 Troubleshoot security monitoring and alerting. - In this episode, we explore crucial topics from the AWS Certified Security - Specialty SCS-C02 ex...
2.1.1 AWS services that monitor events and provide alarms (for example, CloudWatch, EventBridge)
18 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
2.1.1 AWS services that monitor events and provide alarms for example, CloudWatch, EventBridge - Amazon CloudWatch and Amazon EventBridge are essentia...
2.1 Design and implement monitoring and alerting to address security events.
18 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
2.1 Design and implement monitoring and alerting to address security events. - In this episode, we delve into the core skills and knowledge required t...
1.3.12 Preparing services for incidents and recovering services after incidents
18 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
1.3.12 Preparing services for incidents and recovering services after incidents - In this episode, we dive into a major topic from the AWS Certified S...
1.3.11 Protecting and preserving forensic artifacts (for example, by using S3 Object Lock, isolated forensic accounts, S3 Lifecycle, and S3 replication)
18 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
1.3.11 Protecting and preserving forensic artifacts for example, by using S3 Object Lock, isolated forensic accounts, S3 Lifecycle, and S3 replication...
1.3.10 Querying logs in Amazon S3 for contextual information related to security events (for example, by using Athena)
18 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
1.3.10 Querying logs in Amazon S3 for contextual information related to security events for example, by using Athena - Querying logs in Amazon S3 usin...
1.3.9 Capturing relevant forensics data from a compromised resource (for example, Amazon Elastic Block Store [Amazon EBS] volume snapshots, memory dump)
18 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
1.3.9 Capturing relevant forensics data from a compromised resource for example, Amazon Elastic Block Store Amazon EBS volume snapshots, memory dump -...
1.3.8 Investigating and analyzing to conduct root cause analysis (for example, by using Detective)
18 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
1.3.8 Investigating and analyzing to conduct root cause analysis for example, by using Detective - Investigating and analyzing root cause analysis RCA...
1.3.7 Responding to compromised resources (for example, by isolating Amazon EC2 instances)
18 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
1.3.7 Responding to compromised resources for example, by isolating Amazon EC2 instances - Isolating compromised Amazon EC2 instances is a critical sk...
1.3.6 Automating remediation by using AWS services (for example, AWS Lambda, AWS Step Functions, EventBridge, AWS Systems Manager runbooks, Security Hub, AWS Config)
18 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
1.3.6 Automating remediation by using AWS services for example, AWS Lambda, AWS Step Functions, EventBridge, AWS Systems Manager runbooks, Security Hu...
1.3.5 Log analysis for event validation
18 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
1.3.5 Log analysis for event validation - Effective log analysis is a crucial skill for AWS security professionals, especially in responding to incide...
1.3.4 Data capture mechanisms
18 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
1.3.4 Data capture mechanisms - The AWS Certified Security - Specialty SCS-C02 Exam Guide highlights the importance of data capture mechanisms for eff...
1.3.3 Techniques for root cause analysis
18 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
1.3.3 Techniques for root cause analysis - In this episode, we break down Root Cause Analysis RCA as outlined in the AWS Certified Security - Specialt...
1.3.2 Resource isolation mechanisms
18 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
1.3.2 Resource isolation mechanisms - On this episode, we dive into the essential AWS resource isolation mechanisms, which are crucial for responding ...
1.3.1 AWS Security Incident Response Guide
18 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
1.3.1 AWS Security Incident Response Guide - The AWS Security Incident Response Guide is an essential resource for organizations and professionals pre...
1.3 Respond to compromised resources and workloads.
18 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
1.3 Respond to compromised resources and workloads. - In this episode, we explore how AWS engineers can effectively respond to compromised resources a...
1.2.8 Creating metric filters and dashboards to detect anomalous activity (for example, by using Amazon CloudWatch)
18 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
1.2.8 Creating metric filters and dashboards to detect anomalous activity for example, by using Amazon CloudWatch - In this episode, we dive into the ...
1.2.7 Performing queries to validate security events (for example, by using Amazon Athena)
18 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
1.2.7 Performing queries to validate security events for example, by using Amazon Athena - In this episode, we explore how to use Amazon Athena for va...
1.2.6 Searching and correlating security threats across AWS services (for example, by using Detective)
18 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
1.2.6 Searching and correlating security threats across AWS services for example, by using Detective - The AWS Certified Security - Specialty SCS-C02 ...
1.2.5 Evaluating findings from security services (for example, GuardDuty, Security Hub, Macie, AWS Config, IAM Access Analyzer)
18 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
1.2.5 Evaluating findings from security services for example, GuardDuty, Security Hub, Macie, AWS Config, IAM Access Analyzer - In this episode, we di...
1.2.4 Strategies to centralize security findings
18 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
1.2.4 Strategies to centralize security findings - This episode dives into essential strategies for centralizing security findings in AWS, a key focus...
1.2.3 Visualizations to identify anomalies
18 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
1.2.3 Visualizations to identify anomalies - Visualizations play a critical role in AWS security by converting complex data into intuitive charts, gra...
1.2.2 Anomaly and correlation techniques to join data across services
18 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
1.2.2 Anomaly and correlation techniques to join data across services - This episode covers key concepts from the AWS Certified Security - Specialty S...
1.2.1 AWS managed security services that detect threats
18 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
1.2.1 AWS managed security services that detect threats - In this episode, we dive into AWS Managed Security Services, a crucial topic for those prepa...
1.2 Detect security threats and anomalies by using AWS services.
18 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
1.2 Detect security threats and anomalies by using AWS services. - In this episode, we break down how AWS engineers can detect security threats and an...
1.1.9 Configuring integrations with native AWS services and third-party services (for example, by using Amazon EventBridge and the ASFF)
18 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
1.1.9 Configuring integrations with native AWS services and third-party services for example, by using Amazon EventBridge and the ASFF - In this episo...
1.1.8 Deploying security services (for example, AWS Security Hub, Amazon Macie, Amazon GuardDuty, Amazon Inspector, AWS Config, Amazon Detective, AWS Identity and Access Management Access Analyzer)
18 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
1.1.8 Deploying security services for example, AWS Security Hub, Amazon Macie, Amazon GuardDuty, Amazon Inspector, AWS Config, Amazon Detective, AWS I...
1.1.7 Designing and implementing playbooks and runbooks for responses to security incidents
18 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
1.1.7 Designing and implementing playbooks and runbooks for responses to security incidents - In this episode, we explore how to design and implement ...
1.1.6 Isolating AWS resources
18 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
1.1.6 Isolating AWS resources - Isolating AWS resources is a vital part of cloud incident response, designed to quickly contain security threats and m...
1.1.5 Implementing credential invalidation and rotation strategies in response to compromises (for example, by using AWS Identity and Access Management [IAM] and AWS Secrets Manager)
18 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
1.1.5 Implementing credential invalidation and rotation strategies in response to compromises for example, by using AWS Identity and Access Management...
1.1.4 AWS Security Finding Format (ASFF)
18 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
1.1.4 AWS Security Finding Format ASFF - In this episode, we break down the AWS Security Finding Format ASFF, a crucial topic for the AWS Certified Se...
1.1.3 Roles and responsibilities in the incident response plan
18 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
1.1.3 Roles and responsibilities in the incident response plan - In this episode, we dive into key insights from the AWS Certified Security - Specialt...
1.1.2 Cloud incidents
18 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
1.1.2 Cloud incidents - In this episode, we dive into the essential topic of cloud incidents as covered by the AWS Certified Security Specialty SCS-C...
1.1.1 AWS best practices for incident response
18 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
1.1.1 AWS best practices for incident response - In this episode, we explore AWS best practices for incident response, a critical skill for securing c...
1.1 Design and implement an incident response plan.
18 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
1.1 Design and implement an incident response plan. - In this episode, we dive deep into designing and implementing effective incident response IR pla...