DevSecOps with AWS

Here's a proposed curriculum for a DevSecOps with AWS course:

1. Introduction to DevSecOps
   - DevOps overview and principles
   - Security integration in the DevOps pipeline
   - Benefits and challenges of DevSecOps

2. AWS Fundamentals
   - AWS account setup and management
   - Core AWS services overview (EC2, S3, VPC, IAM, etc.)
   - AWS CLI and SDK basics

3. Infrastructure as Code (IaC) with AWS
   - CloudFormation basics
   - Terraform for AWS
   - Security considerations in IaC

4. Continuous Integration/Continuous Deployment (CI/CD) on AWS
   - AWS CodePipeline
   - AWS CodeBuild
   - AWS CodeDeploy
   - Integrating security scans in CI/CD pipelines

5. Containerization and Orchestration
   - Docker fundamentals
   - Amazon Elastic Container Service (ECS)
   - Amazon Elastic Kubernetes Service (EKS)
   - Container security best practices

6. Monitoring and Logging in AWS
   - Amazon CloudWatch
   - AWS CloudTrail
   - Centralized logging with Amazon OpenSearch Service
   - Security information and event management (SIEM) integration

7. Identity and Access Management (IAM) in AWS
   - IAM users, groups, and roles
   - IAM policies and permissions
   - AWS Organizations and multi-account strategies
   - Implementing least privilege principle

8. Network Security in AWS
   - VPC design and security groups
   - AWS WAF and Shield
   - Amazon GuardDuty
   - VPN and Direct Connect

9. Data Protection and Encryption
   - AWS Key Management Service (KMS)
   - S3 bucket policies and encryption
   - AWS Secrets Manager
   - Database encryption (RDS, DynamoDB)

10. Compliance and Governance
    - AWS Config
    - AWS Security Hub
    - Compliance frameworks (e.g., CIS, NIST, PCI DSS)
    - Automated compliance checks and remediation

11. Secure Application Development
    - OWASP Top 10 for AWS
    - Static Application Security Testing (SAST) integration
    - Dynamic Application Security Testing (DAST) in CI/CD
    - Dependency scanning and management

12. Incident Response and Forensics in AWS
    - AWS Security incident response process
    - Using AWS services for forensics (e.g., CloudWatch Logs, VPC Flow Logs)
    - Automated incident response with AWS Lambda

13. Serverless Security
    - Securing AWS Lambda functions
    - API Gateway security
    - Event-driven security automation

14. DevSecOps Culture and Best Practices
    - Fostering a security-first mindset
    - Collaboration between development, operations, and security teams
    - Continuous security improvement strategies

15. Capstone Project
    - Design and implement a secure CI/CD pipeline on AWS
    - Incorporate security checks, monitoring, and automated remediation
    - Present and defend the security architecture