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In the shared responsibility model, what does AWS secure?
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AWS is responsible for security of the cloud: physical facilities, hardware, infrastructure, and managed service foundations.
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Q: In the shared responsibility model, what does AWS secure?
A: AWS is responsible for security of the cloud: physical facilities, hardware, infrastructure, and managed service foundations.
Q: In the shared responsibility model, what does the customer secure?
A: Customers secure what they put in the cloud, including data, identities, access policies, applications, and configurations.
Q: What should you do with the AWS account root user?
A: Enable MFA, protect the credentials, and avoid using it for daily administrative tasks.
Q: What is least privilege?
A: Granting only the permissions required to perform a task and no more.
Q: Which AWS service provides compliance reports and agreements?
A: AWS Artifact.
Q: Which service records AWS account API activity?
A: AWS CloudTrail.
Q: Which service helps protect web applications from common exploits?
A: AWS WAF.
Q: Which service manages encryption keys?
A: AWS Key Management Service (AWS KMS).