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source_url: https://aws.amazon.com/startups/learn/startup-security-baseline-account-controls
title: "Startup Security Baseline: Account controls"
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## Startup Security Baseline: Account controls

**Date published:** Oct 15, 2023

Welcome to this introduction to the Startup Security Baseline for AWS. Startup Security Baseline (SSB) is the minimum foundation for AWS users to build securely in the cloud without limiting their agility. In this course, you'll learn how to implement the first category of SSB: account control. It includes recommendations for setting up user access, policies, and permissions, and how to monitor your account for unauthorized or potentially malicious activity.

## Course details

### 1. Securing your AWS account

- **Duration:** 5 mins
- [Start learning](/startups/learn/securing-your-aws-account)

### 2. Identity Access Management (IAM) basics

- **Duration:** 4 mins
- [Start learning](/startups/learn/identity-access-management-iam-basics)

### 3. Access and resource management

- **Duration:** 2 mins
- [Start learning](/startups/learn/access-and-resource-management)

### 4. Monitoring your account

- **Duration:** 5 mins
- [Start learning](/startups/learn/monitoring-your-account)

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