# Getting started
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**Topics**
+ [Sign up for an AWS account](#sign-up-for-aws)
+ [Onboarding guide](onboarding-guide.md)
+ [RACI matrix](raci-matrix.md)
+ [Setup proactive response and alert triaging workflows](setup-monitoring-and-investigation-workflows.md)
+ [Validating your AWS Security Incident Response configuration](config-validation.md)

## Sign up for an AWS account
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To get started with AWS, you need an AWS account. For information about creating an AWS account, see [Getting started with an AWS account](https://docs.aws.amazon.com//accounts/latest/reference/getting-started.html) in the *AWS Account Management Reference Guide*.