[tl;dr sec] #172 - Career Resources, Machine Learning • Establishing a data perimeter on AWS: Allow only trusted resources from my organization • 2022 H2 IRAP report is now available on AWS Artifact for Australian customers • How to use policies to restrict where EC2 instance credentials can be used from • lakeformation: 2 new actions • devops-guru: 1 new condition | 2 updated actions • trustedadvisor: 1 new action • Meet the Newest AWS Heroes – March 2023 | Amazon Web Services • How a single engineer brought down Twitter on Monday • Security Certification Roadmap - Paul Jerimy Media • Update detected · z0ph/MAMIP@47e79f4 • Well this is rather exciting! I’m an AWS Hero now 🎉 • If you have shell access on an EC2 and want to extract creds, instead of remembering how to get them from the 169.254.169.254 path, recent versions of the AWS CLI allow you to use `aws configure export-credentials --format env`. • 🗺️ DevSecOps Roadmap A collection and roadmap for learning <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/DevSecOps" target="_blank">#DevSecOps</a>, covering resources and tools for every step of the development process By <a href="https://twitter.com/hahwul" target="_blank">@hahwul</a> <a href="https://t.co/rxUkKJPh2G" target="_blank">github.com/hahwul/DevSecO…</a> • 🚨Security Career Resource Thread 🚨 1️⃣ 2️⃣ resources to break into the field or take your career to the next level 👇 <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/infosec" target="_blank">#infosec</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/cybersecurity" target="_blank">#cybersecurity</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/security" target="_blank">#security</a> • Well well well, if it isn't Mr. Privatize The Gains here to socialize the losses • The reason to point out VC hypocrisy asking for a bailout is not to say they shouldn't get it—it's to say that the next time they argue against regulation that would keep this from happening (but prevent them from lining their pockets), they shouldn't succeed • <a href="https://t.co/9fVsi3dOcI" target="_blank">awsiamguide.com</a> v1.0 is out! Even though it's self published, it definitely wasn't a solo effort... 😅 Thanks to all these great people who helped me: • 👓 Here's a detailed look at implementing Region &amp; Service allowlisting in AWS: <a href="https://t.co/IjycpAxHtH" target="_blank">ramimac.me/aws-allowlisti…</a> Check out the post for a complete walkthrough of the careful roll out of this sort of control, and ways I shot myself in the🦶 • 😍 This "How to" is introducing a new capability on AWS! This appears to be roughly the equivalent of the benefits of enforcing IMDSv2, but possibly less of the usability pain of the access denieds. • I’m happy to share that I’m starting a new position as Director of Engineering Experience <a href="https://twitter.com/oxbotica" target="_blank">@oxbotica</a> Very excited to be joining an innovative, growing organisation with an exciting mission 🚀 • Amazon DynamoDB now supports table deletion protection • Cloud formation Or Terraform • Subscribe to AWS Daily Feature Updates via Amazon SNS • AWS Architecture Icons (Compute) - 3D prints • Top 3 S3 Bucket Security Issues - Check Point Software • Prioritizing AWS Vulnerabilities With Sonrai Identity Insights - Security Boulevard

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The content provided in the Daily Feature Updates will grow as new features are added.

Christophe Tafani-Dereeper also shared his findings on VPC Endpoints on GitHub this week, and AWS published many AWS Managed Policies leading to new features for existing services, particularly in GuardDuty.

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Establishing a data perimeter on AWS: Allow only trusted resources from my organization
Laura ReithMar 9
Companies that store and process data on Amazon Web Services (AWS) want to prevent transfers of that data to or from locations outside of their company’s control. This is to support security strategies, such as data loss prevention, or to comply with the terms and conditions set forth by various …
2022 H2 IRAP report is now available on AWS Artifact for Australian customers
Patrick ChangMar 7
Amazon Web Services (AWS) is excited to announce that a new Information Security Registered Assessors Program (IRAP) report (2022 H2) is now available through AWS Artifact. An independent Australian Signals Directorate (ASD) certified IRAP assessor completed the IRAP assessment of AWS in December 2022. The new IRAP report includes an additional six AWS …
How to use policies to restrict where EC2 instance credentials can be used from
Liam WadmanMar 6
March 7, 2023: We’ve added language clarifying the requirement around using VPC Endpoints, and we’ve corrected a typo in the S3 bucket policy example. Today AWS launched two new global condition context keys that make it simpler for you to write policies in which Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (Amazon EC2) …
lakeformation: 2 new actions
Mar 11
2 new actions: GetDataCellsFilter (Grants permission to retrieve a Lake Formation data cell filter), UpdateDataCellsFilter (Grants permission to update a Lake Formation data cell filter)
devops-guru: 1 new condition | 2 updated actions
Mar 11
1 new condition: devops-guru:ServiceNames (Filters access by API to restrict access to given AWS service names); 2 updated actions: ListAnomaliesForInsight (conditions), SearchInsights (conditions)
trustedadvisor: 1 new action
Mar 9
1 new action: DescribeCheckStatusHistoryChanges (Grants permission to view the results and changed statuses for checks in the last 30 days)
__steele
Aidan W Steele @__steele

Well this is rather exciting! I’m an AWS Hero now 🎉

awscloud
Amazon Web Services @awscloud

The #AWS Heroes inspire, uplift, and motivate the global #AWScommunity. 👩‍💻☁️👨‍💻

Today, we’re excited to announce and recognize the newest Heroes in 2023! #CloudComputing 👏 go.aws/3FdjVpw

12Mar 09 · 8:52 PM
0xdabbad00
Scott Piper @0xdabbad00

If you have shell access on an EC2 and want to extract creds, instead of remembering how to get them from the 169.254.169.254 path, recent versions of the AWS CLI allow you to use `aws configure export-credentials --format env`.

46Mar 06 · 9:39 PM
clintgibler
Clint Gibler @clintgibler

🗺️ DevSecOps Roadmap

A collection and roadmap for learning #DevSecOps, covering resources and tools for every step of the development process

By @hahwul

github.com/hahwul/DevSecO…

32Mar 07 · 5:00 PM
clintgibler
Clint Gibler @clintgibler

🚨Security Career Resource Thread 🚨

1️⃣ 2️⃣ resources to break into the field or take your career to the next level 👇

#infosec #cybersecurity #security

30Mar 08 · 5:00 PM
ben11kehoe
Ben Kehoe @ben11kehoe

Well well well, if it isn't Mr. Privatize The Gains here to socialize the losses

DavidSacks
David Sacks @DavidSacks

Where is Powell? Where is Yellen? Stop this crisis NOW. Announce that all depositors will be safe. Place SVB with a Top 4 bank. Do this before Monday open or there will be contagion and the crisis will spread.

9Mar 10 · 11:17 PM
ben11kehoe
Ben Kehoe @ben11kehoe

The reason to point out VC hypocrisy asking for a bailout is not to say they shouldn't get it—it's to say that the next time they argue against regulation that would keep this from happening (but prevent them from lining their pockets), they shouldn't succeed

14Mar 11 · 2:03 AM
elrowan
rowan @elrowan

awsiamguide.com v1.0 is out! Even though it's self published, it definitely wasn't a solo effort... 😅

Thanks to all these great people who helped me:

19Mar 07 · 10:35 AM
ramimacisabird
rami @ramimacisabird

👓 Here's a detailed look at implementing Region & Service allowlisting in AWS: ramimac.me/aws-allowlisti…

Check out the post for a complete walkthrough of the careful roll out of this sort of control, and ways I shot myself in the🦶

10Mar 07 · 9:37 PM
0xdabbad00
Scott Piper @0xdabbad00

😍 This "How to" is introducing a new capability on AWS! This appears to be roughly the equivalent of the benefits of enforcing IMDSv2, but possibly less of the usability pain of the access denieds.

AWSBlogUnreal
AWS Blog Unofficial. @AWSBlogUnreal

The AWS Security, Identity & Compliance Blog #AWSSecurity
aws.amazon.com/blogs/security…
By: Liam Wadman and Josh Levinson*

10Mar 06 · 6:59 PM
steven_bryen
Steven Bryen @steven_bryen

I’m happy to share that I’m starting a new position as Director of Engineering Experience @oxbotica

Very excited to be joining an innovative, growing organisation with an exciting mission 🚀

0Mar 07 · 5:23 PM
Cloud formation Or Terraform

I am work as AWS data engineer and presently use cloud formation for most of our deployments. Recently one of my friends mentioned about Terraform and told me that it's better of if learn Terraform as it's multi cloud. I am planning to continue to work on AWS for atleast …

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