In this course, we shall be looking at how to manage your trails when working with AWS CloudTrail.
Learning objectives
- The different managed policies available to control CloudTrail permissions.
- How Events are structured within CloudTrail event logs.
- The different parameters that are stored within a single event.
- The naming convention of CloudTrail log files.
- The Amazon S3 bucket structure of where CloudTrail logs are stored.
- How Amazon CloudWatch can be used to monitor CloudTrail logs.
Intended audience
- Security architects.
- Auditors.
- Anyone looking to become certified in AWS.
Prerequisites
- You should have a basic understanding of AWS CloudTrail.
- Tracking and recording activity with AWS CloudTrail.
Hello and welcome to this course where I shall be looking at how to manage your Trails when working with AWS CloudTrail.
My name is Stuart Scott, and I am the AWS content Director here at Cloud Academy. Feel free to connect with me to ask any questions using the details shown on the screen, alternatively you can always get in touch with us here at Cloud Academy by sending an e-mail to support@cloudacademy.com where one of our Cloud experts will reply to your question.
If you are responsible for the management and governance of your AWS account, then you should have an understanding of AWS CloudTrail. So this course is great for security architects, auditors and anyone looking to become certified in AWS.
By the end of this course, you will have an understanding of:
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The different managed policies available to control CloudTrail permissions
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How Events are structured within CloudTrail Event logs
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The different parameters that are stored within a single Event
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The naming convention of CloudTrail Log files
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The Amazon S3 bucket structure of where CloudTrail Logs are stored
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How Amazon CloudWatch can be used to monitor CloudTrail logs
To get the most out of this course you should have a basic understanding of AWS CloudTrail. To learn more about this service, please see our existing course content entitled Tracking and recording activity with AWS CloudTrail.
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Stuart has been working within the IT industry for two decades covering a huge range of topic areas and technologies, from data center and network infrastructure design, to cloud architecture and implementation.
To date, Stuart has created 150+ courses relating to Cloud reaching over 180,000 students, mostly within the AWS category and with a heavy focus on security and compliance.
Stuart is a member of the AWS Community Builders Program for his contributions towards AWS.
He is AWS certified and accredited in addition to being a published author covering topics across the AWS landscape.
In January 2016 Stuart was awarded ‘Expert of the Year Award 2015’ from Experts Exchange for his knowledge share within cloud services to the community.
Stuart enjoys writing about cloud technologies and you will find many of his articles within our blog pages.