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Security Services in AWS - AWS Security Hub and Amazon Detective

  • Hafeez Baig |
  • 8 steps |
  • 39 seconds
  • Amazon Web ServicesAmazon Web Services
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Refer to the following guide to learn how to use IAM in the cloud\ <https://scribehow.com/shared/Creating_an_IAM_User_and_User_Group_in_AWS_Management_Console__hWNiiXlcRJKFqYZZEJD-cg>
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Sign in to **AWS Management Console** as an **IAM User** **Pre-requisite** - Ensure you have selected the AWS region closest to your location\ For this guide, we will be using us-east-2 (Ohio) as a preferred choice
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Type **Security Hub** in the search bar and click on **Security Hub** to view the **Security Hub** Dashboard
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**What is AWS Security Hub?** AWS Security Hub is a centralized service that aggregates and prioritizes security findings from various AWS services and third-party tools. It offers a dashboard for viewing, searching, and filtering findings, conducts continuous monitoring against security standards, integrates with AWS services and select third-party tools, and enables custom actions and insights for automated responses and deeper analysis.
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**AWS Security Hub** page will open, on the right side click on the **Go to Security Hub** button
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**Enable AWS Security Hub** wizard will open, scroll to the **Security standards** section to view the permissions for the AWS Security Hub
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Scroll the page and click on the **Enable Security Hub** button
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Congratulations on successfully exploring and enabling the AWS Security Hub! Well done!
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To view Amazon Detective, type **Detective** in the search bar and click on **Detective**
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**What is Amazon Detective?** Amazon Detective is an AWS security service that automatically analyzes data from various sources to identify and investigate security issues across AWS resources. It provides visualizations, insights, and investigation workflows to help users understand and respond to security incidents effectively.
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**Amazon Detective** page will open, on the right side click on the **Get started** button
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**Enable Amazon Detective** wizard will open, scroll to the **Required permissions for administrator accounts** section to view the Required permissions and click on the **Enable Amazon Detective** button
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Congratulations on successfully enabling Amazon Detective and completing the lab! Great job!