So far I’ve achieved two certifications: CompTIA Security+ and most recently, AWS Solutions Architect.

Now that I’ve completed those two certificates, I still have one more I want to get and that’s the one in the title of this blog post: the AWS Security Specialty certification.

I’m hoping writing here will keep me accountable and also double as a place for me to produce short write-ups and notes. Maybe it’ll be helpful for you as well.

Alongside studying AWS SCS-C03 – the current version of the certification – I’ll also be building projects to help with the practical side of learning such a theory-heavy exam.

I originally wanted to study Maarek’s course, but felt it would be better to study Cantrill’s as I wanted a more in-depth understanding of the AWS services and to learn more about how to go about building secure architecture in real situations. I think Maarek’s course would be good enough to pass with, but I’m worried it will become more of a test of how much I can memorise, rather than how much I can understand.

The way I see it, if I can understand how a system or service works, I can fill in my potential knowledge gaps during an exam a lot better through deeply understanding the systems beforehand and recalling how they work rather than just memorising facts and bullet points alone.

As I begin to write the posts, I’ll update them below:

• AWS SCS-C03 1: IAM (work-in-progress)
• More to come

Thanks for reading

-J