A Playbook for AWS Security

Secure Your CI/CD Pipeline from Code to Cloud

Curtis Okafor

• Publisher: Chiify
• Year: 2026
• Topic: Computer Science
• eBook ISBN:
  9798259604353
• Subtopic: Certification Guides in Computer Science
• Index: Computer Science

AWS security book and cloud security guide. Secure your AWS environment with A Playbook for AWS Security, a practical, hands-on guide that covers identity, network controls, encryption, logging, and the proactive defenses every AWS account needs. Whether you're a beginner or a seasoned DevOps professional, this book delivers actionable strategies to protect your cloud workloads, reduce risk, and achieve compliance. From setting up IAM policies to implementing VPC security groups, encrypting data at rest and in transit, and configuring CloudTrail and CloudWatch for continuous monitoring, you'll learn how to build a robust security posture. Unlike other titles that focus on theory, this playbook provides step-by-step instructions, real-world examples, and ready-to-use scripts that you can deploy immediately. Discover how to automate security checks with AWS Config, guard against common threats like DDoS and misconfigurations, and design incident response plans. With A Playbook for AWS Security, you'll move from reactive fixes to proactive protection, ensuring your infrastructure stays resilient. This book is your essential companion for mastering AWS security, whether you're managing a single account or a multi-account organization. Start securing your cloud today—no fluff, just practical defenses that work. Unlike Securing DevOps: Security in the Cloud and Cloud Native DevOps with Kubernetes, this book focuses exclusively on AWS-native tools and best practices, giving you a targeted approach to safeguarding your workloads.

Table of contents

• A Playbook for AWS Security
• A Playbook for AWS Security
• Preface
• Chapter 1 — Secure Foundations for DevOps
• Chapter 2 — Identity and Access Management for Pipelines
• Chapter 3 — Network Isolation with Amazon VPC
• Chapter 4 — Infrastructure as Code with Guardrails
• Chapter 5 — Building a Secure CI/CD Pipeline
• Chapter 6 — Container Security from Build to Runtime
• Chapter 7 — Encrypting Everything in Transit and at Rest
• Chapter 8 — Monitoring and Logging for Pipeline Health and Security
• Chapter 9 — Threat Detection with Amazon GuardDuty and Security Hub
• Chapter 10 — Automated Incident Response Playbooks
• Chapter 11 — Compliance as Code with AWS Config
• Chapter 12 — Securing Serverless Components in the Pipeline
• Chapter 13 — Identity Federation and Single Sign-On Integration
• Chapter 14 — Disaster Recovery and Backup for Pipeline State
• Chapter 15 — Secrets Management close look
• Chapter 16 — Cost-Aware Security and Tagging Strategies
• Chapter 17 — Advanced Encryption: KMS, CloudHSM, and Envelope Encryption
• Chapter 18 — Continuous Security Audit and Improvement
• About the Author