03. AWS Shield

CloudEng Course1 Lesson4 Shield V1

AWS Shield

AWS Shield is a managed DDoS (or Distributed Denial of Service) protection service that safeguards web applications running on AWS.

AWS Shield is a service that you get "out of the box", it is always running (automatically) and is a part of the free standard tier. If you want to use some of the more advanced features, you'll have to utilize the paid tier.

Tips

  • AWS Shield can be found under the Security, Identity, & Compliance section on the AWS Management Console.
  • AWS Shield Standard is always-on, using techniques to detect malicious traffic.
  • AWS Shield Advanced provides enhanced detection.

What does a Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attack do?
SOLUTION: Overwhelm a website with requests to make it crash

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