08-Shared Responsibility Model

Question 1

What is the Shared Responsibility Model?

Answer 1

AWS and customers share responsibility for security and management. AWS is response for the security of the cloud, while customers are responsible for the security in the cloud.

Question 2

What security responsibilities does AWS have for “Security of the Cloud”?

Answer 2

They manage the security and maintenance of the underlying infrastructure. Additionally, the physical security, global infrastructure, and Software & Services.

Question 3

What is an example of AWS’s role?

Answer 3

AWS is responsible for ensuring the security of an EC2 instance’s underlying hardware, networking, and region, including the hypervisor that runs the virtual machines

Question 4

What security responsibilities does the customer have for “Security in the Cloud”?

Answer 4

Customers manage and maintain everything above the OS, including the OS, Applications, Data Security, IAM, Network Configurations.

Question 5

What is an example of “Security in the Cloud?”

Answer 5

When deploying an application on EC2, customers are responsible for configuring the OS, managing SSL certificates, and encrypting sensitive data.