Implementing Centralized Threat Detection with AWS Security Services

EXPERT
170 minutes
5 tasks

In this lab, you will build a centralized threat detection system using AWS Security Hub as the core service. You will integrate AWS CloudTrail, Amazon GuardDuty, and AWS Config to efficiently monitor and manage security findings across multiple services. This lab will guide you through setting up automated threat detection, analysis, and remediation techniques. You will leverage Security Hub to centralize security findings and use AWS Config for compliance checks. By the end of this lab, you should feel comfortable orchestrating security services to facilitate real-time threat detection and incident response.

Scenario

Your company, SecureCorp, wants to enhance its security posture through centralized threat detection. They currently use AWS for hosting applications across various teams. The mandate is to deploy a scalable, automated system that can detect security incidents and respond accordingly, ensuring all findings are visible and manageable from a centralized dashboard.

Learning Objectives

  • Set up AWS Security Hub to aggregate security findings from AWS services.
  • Configure Amazon GuardDuty for automated threat detection.
  • Use AWS Config to ensure compliance with predefined security policies.
  • Demonstrate integration between Security Hub, CloudTrail, and GuardDuty for centralized management.

tasks (5)

task 1: Enable AWS Security Hub and configure default standards

20 min

task 2: Configure Amazon GuardDuty for threat detection

30 min

task 3: Configure AWS Config for compliance verification

25 min

task 4: Integrate AWS Security Hub with GuardDuty and CloudTrail

45 min

task 5: Develop an automated remediation workflow

50 min

Prerequisites

  • Basic understanding of AWS security services (Security Hub, GuardDuty, etc.)
  • Familiarity with AWS IAM roles and policies

Skills Tested

Integrate AWS Security Hub, GuardDuty, and Config for centralized threat detectionAutomate threat response using Lambda and EventBridgeImplement compliance verification with AWS Config