About the Project
AWS Security 101 is an interactive chatbot-based learning assistant designed to introduce beginners to foundational AWS security practices. The bot provides real-time explanations, guided labs, interactive quizzes, and curated resources to help learners build strong fundamentals in securing AWS environments. It simplifies concepts like IAM, encryption, monitoring, and compliance, making them digestible for non-experts.
🤔 Why I Built This
As a student and cloud enthusiast, I noticed a major gap: many beginners dive into AWS without truly understanding how to secure what they build. Misconfigured IAM roles, public S3 buckets, or lack of monitoring can easily lead to vulnerabilities. I wanted to build something that:
Teaches security first, not as an afterthought.
Encourages hands-on exploration of AWS best practices.
Acts as a friendly assistant—like a mentor—available 24/7.
This project is especially helpful for students, developers, and early cloud learners who want to understand security concepts in a simple and interactive way.
🛠️ How I Built This
Amazon Q (or Amazon Lex) powers the conversational experience, letting users ask questions and get clear, actionable answers.
AWS Lambda handles backend logic to fetch resources, generate quizzes, and suggest labs dynamically.
DynamoDB is used to store user progress, quiz scores, and logs securely.
Amazon S3 stores educational content like PDFs, cheat sheets, and interactive diagrams.
CloudWatch tracks bot usage and monitors user interactions for improvements.
IAM roles and policies are applied to create secure access boundaries within the application itself—making the bot a learning tool and a working demo of AWS security best practices.
📘 What is AWS Security 101?
"AWS Security 101" is a foundational guide to securing AWS environments. It covers:
🔑 Identity & Access Management (IAM)
🧱 Data Encryption using KMS, S3 encryption, etc.
🌐 Network Security – VPC, Security Groups, and NACLs
🛡️ Threat Detection & Monitoring – using CloudTrail, GuardDuty, CloudWatch
📜 Compliance & Governance
📦 Least Privilege Principle and secure-by-design workflows
It’s not a certification course—but it helps you build the mindset to protect your cloud resources from Day 1.
✨ Key Features
📖 Conversational Learning Bot: Ask questions, explore topics, and get guidance in real time.
🧪 Interactive Labs: Step-by-step instructions on real AWS consoles.
🧠 Quiz Mode: Learn by doing — test your concepts with dynamically generated quizzes.
💡 Daily Security Tips: Automatically fetches and displays AWS security news or practices.
🧾 Progress Tracking: Stores quiz scores and recommends next steps.
🌐 Multi-device Friendly UI: Runs smoothly on desktop and mobile via chatbot dashboard.
🧰 Tech Stack
Category Tool/Service
Chatbot Engine Amazon Q / Amazon Lex
Backend AWS Lambda, API Gateway
Storage Amazon S3, DynamoDB
Monitoring Amazon CloudWatch
Identity AWS IAM (Roles, Policies)
Voice Support Amazon Polly, Amazon Transcribe
Hosting AWS Amplify / S3 Static Hosting
🔄 Workflow Overview
User → Chatbot Interface → Amazon Q / Lex
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Query Handled by AWS Lambda
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Lambda fetches content (S3), updates DB (DynamoDB), or processes quiz
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Response sent back to chatbot
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User can also receive links to labs, voice explanations (Polly), or PDFs
📦 Project Repository
🔗 GitHub Repo: AWS-Security-101-Bot :->
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