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Building a security checklist

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Building a security checklist

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- [Instructor] A security checklist is a great tool to systematically protect your cloud environment. It ensures that all security measures are accounted for, minimizing risk, and improving your overall security posture. Let's put all the concepts we've learned together into a blueprint that you can begin implementing right away. Start by planning your security strategy. This includes defining your security goals. Identifying key stakeholders, and determining the scope of your checklist. Make sure you're considering your organization's size and specific security needs. What's necessary for a healthcare clinic might not be the same for a local school district. The following are general key steps to establishing a security baseline for large or enterprise organizations. The first is to catalog all of your cloud resources and their configurations. Review and refine your IAM policies, making sure you are ensuring least privilege access. Implement VPCs, firewalls, and subnets to segment…

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