Explanation
In the AWS shared responsibility model:
AWS Responsibility (Security OF the Cloud):
- Monitor the health of an Availability Zone - AWS is responsible for the physical infrastructure and availability of AWS services
- Protect the infrastructure that runs Amazon EC2 instances - AWS manages the underlying hardware, networking, and facilities
Customer Responsibility (Security IN the Cloud):
- Patch an Amazon EC2 instance operating system - Customer is responsible for patching guest operating systems and applications
- Configure a security group - Customer manages security group configurations and network access controls
- Manage access to the data in an Amazon S3 bucket - Customer controls data access permissions and encryption settings
This division ensures AWS handles the security of the cloud infrastructure, while customers manage security within their cloud environment.