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AWS Certified Security – Specialty
Crydd Score 70
Demand High
Career Value High
Recognition High
AWS Security at a glance
- Provider
- AWS
- Credential type
- Professional Certification
- Exam required
- Yes
- Category
- Security
- Level
- Professional
- Cost
- $300
- Difficulty
- Advanced
- Time to earn
- 2–4 months
- Validity
- 3 years
- Format
- 65 questions (50 scored), 170 minutes, on exam SCS-C03; 750 of 1,000 to pass
- Prerequisites
- None required; AWS recommends 3–5 years of experience securing cloud solutions
What is AWS Security?
AWS's specialty certification for cloud security, now on exam SCS-C03: threat detection, incident response, infrastructure security, identity and access management, data protection, and security foundations and governance.
Skills it covers
- Cloud security
- IAM at scale
- Detection and response
- Data protection
Is AWS Security worth it? The Crydd Verdict
CS 70Choose it if
You secure AWS workloads and have real cloud security experience; AWS recommends three to five years.
Consider alternatives if
You want a cloud security credential that is not tied to one provider: ISC2's CCSP. On Azure, SC-500 is the counterpart.
Why we say so
Cloud security skills are scarce and well paid, and this is AWS's deepest security credential.
Market demand
Cloud security engineer roles on AWS commonly list it; demand grows with cloud adoption and regulatory pressure.
Where AWS Security takes you
- Cybersecurity Analyst
- Cloud Engineer
Career roadmaps show where this certification fits in each path. See the roadmaps.
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Careers AWS Security leads to
The professional paths this certification genuinely serves — browse every relevant credential for each.
A sensible order
Where AWS Security sits on the path — build up, then step on.
Build the foundation first
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