Securing Edge Services with AWS WAF and CloudFront

EXPERT

120 minutes

5 tasks

In this lab, you will learn how to design and implement security controls for edge services using AWS WAF and Amazon CloudFront. These technologies are critical for protecting applications from common web vulnerabilities and ensuring a secure delivery of content globally. You will set up security rules that defend against the OWASP Top 10 threats and apply geographical restrictions, rate limits, and IP address blocking. Additionally, you will configure logging and monitoring services to detect and analyze traffic patterns, enhancing your ability to respond to security incidents.

Scenario

A global e-commerce company wants to secure their online platform against common attack vectors. These include DDoS attacks, SQL injections, and Cross-Site Scripting. They need to ensure that their platform not only withstands these attacks but also complies with regional data privacy laws by restricting access based on geographic locations. The company is also focused on reducing latency for users worldwide while maintaining security.

Learning Objectives

Configure AWS WAF to protect against OWASP Top 10 threats.
Deploy Amazon CloudFront for global content delivery with security controls.
Implement geographical restrictions and rate limiting using edge services.
Set up logging and monitoring for detecting security incidents.

tasks (5)

task 1: Create a Web ACL in AWS WAF and attach it to a CloudFront distribution

30 min

task 2: Set up geographical restrictions and IP rate limiting

30 min

task 3: Enable logging for AWS WAF and CloudFront

20 min

task 4: Implement AWS Shield for DDoS protection

15 min

task 5: Monitor and analyze traffic for security incidents

25 min

Prerequisites

•Basic understanding of AWS WAF and security best practices.
•Familiarity with AWS CloudFront and its configuration options.

Skills Tested

Defining edge security strategies for common use cases.Applying restrictions at the edge based on various criteria.Activating logs, metrics, and monitoring around edge services to indicate attacks.Designing network controls to permit or prevent network traffic as required.