This is an earlier version of the AWS Well-Architected Framework. For the latest version, see [AWS Well-Architected Framework](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/wellarchitected/latest/framework/welcome.html).

# Security
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The Security pillar encompasses the ability to protect data, systems, and assets to take advantage of cloud technologies to improve your security. 

The security pillar provides an overview of design principles, best practices, and questions. You can find prescriptive guidance on implementation in the [Security Pillar whitepaper](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/wellarchitected/latest/security-pillar/welcome.html?ref=wellarchitected-wp). 

**Topics**
+ [Design principles](sec-design.md)
+ [Definition](sec-def.md)
+ [Best practices](sec-bp.md)
+ [Resources](sec-resources.md)