From the course: Cloud Security and Audit Fundamentals: AWS, Microsoft Azure, and Google Cloud
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Security basics in Amazon Virtual Private Cloud (VPC)
From the course: Cloud Security and Audit Fundamentals: AWS, Microsoft Azure, and Google Cloud
Security basics in Amazon Virtual Private Cloud (VPC)
- [Instructor] Let us get into Amazon Web Services Virtual Private Cloud, also called VPC. Amazon's VPC is a core service that allows you to create a virtual network for resources in the AWS Cloud. In the AWS Virtual Private Cloud, both security groups at Network Access Control List, also called NACLs, can be used in tandem to build layered security. Network Access Controllers control network traffic at the sub network level while Security Groups control network traffic to or from an Amazon Web Services EC2 instance. It is important to note that all AWS accounts come with a default Virtual Private Cloud that is inherently insecure. Let us look at how to create a custom AWS VPC. First, we navigate to the AWS Management console, and then we can either search for VPC or click on VPC since it's already listed here. We have different options on this interface. You can see the resources by your region, how many VPCs you…
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