Network ACLs Concepts – Create Custom Network ACLs in AWS Cloud

Network ACL settings

A network access control list (ACL) is an optional layer of security for your VPC that acts as a firewall for controlling traffic in and out of one or more subnets. You might set up network ACLs with rules similar to your security groups in order to add an additional layer of security to your … Read more

Security Groups Concepts – Create Custom Security Group in AWS Cloud

Security Groups

In this article, we are going to learn Security Groups Concepts – Create Custom Security Group in AWS Cloud. A security group acts as a virtual firewall for your EC2 instances to control incoming and outgoing traffic. Inbound rules control the incoming traffic to your instance, and outbound rules control the outgoing traffic from your … Read more

Route Table Concepts – Create Custom Route Table in AWS Cloud

Route TableRoute Table

A route table contains a set of rules, called routes, that are used to determine where network traffic from your subnet or gateway is directed. Route Table Concepts: The following are the key concepts for route tables. Main route table — The route table that automatically comes with your VPC. It controls the routing for … Read more

How to Create and configure Custom VPC (Virtual Private Cloud) in AWS Cloud

How to Create and configure Custom VPC (Virtual Private Cloud) in AWS Cloud

In this article, we are going to learn How to Create and configure Custom VPC (Virtual Private Cloud) in AWS Cloud. Amazon Virtual Private Cloud (Amazon VPC) enables you to launch AWS resources into a virtual network that you’ve defined. This virtual network closely resembles a traditional network that you’d operate in your own data … Read more

Enable AWS multi-factor authentication (MFA) for the AWS Root user account

MFA

In this article, we are going to learn to Enable AWS multi-factor authentication (MFA) for the AWS Root user account. AWS Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) is a simple best practice that adds an extra layer of protection on top of your user name and password. With MFA enabled, when a user signs in to an AWS … Read more