The AWS Certified Security – Specialty is intended for individuals who perform a security role with at least two years of hands-on experience securing AWS workloads.
Abilities Validated by the Certification
An understanding of specialized data classifications and AWS data protection mechanisms
An understanding of data encryption methods and AWS mechanisms to implement them
An understanding of secure Internet protocols and AWS mechanisms to implement them
A working knowledge of AWS security services and features of services to provide a secure production environment
Competency gained from two or more years of production deployment experience using AWS security services and features
Ability to make tradeoff decisions with regard to cost, security, and deployment complexity given a set of application requirements
An understanding of security operations and risk