Issue #23
Monday · June 14, 2021
🥗 AWS security blogs
🍛 Reddit threads on r/aws
- Why is Amazon using Fastly.com for their CDN and not Cloudfront?
- AWS Removes NAT Gateway’s Dependence on Internet Gateway for Private Communications
- iOS 15 uses Cloudflare Warp to mask users IPs which is causing issues with Cloudfront GEO restrictions
- Turn off BitLocker on Windows Devices before Importing a VM into AWS!
- Top ten AWS identity health checks to improve security in the cloud
📌 Newsletters
📌 AWS Security by CloudNews
- AWS Managed Microsoft Active Directory (AD) and AD Connector now support AD authentication with AWS Transfer Family
- Amazon Cognito now supports targeted sign out through refresh token revocation
- Amazon Cognito is now available in the Middle East (BAH) Region
- Amazon Cognito is now available in the Middle East (Bahrain) Region
📌 Top Links from Security Folks
📌 r/netsec
- Crypto Exchange Security: "As of today, there are a total of 51 hacking events, with lost funds amounting to a total of approximately $2.1 billion at the time of these hacks, with the Mt.Gox hack of 2014 being the biggest casualty yet with $661,348,000 of stolen funds."
- Ive created a easy to use Honeypot called "Pottr" for real time threat detection, please check out my demo, feedback is very much appreciated :)
📌 "AWS Security" on Google News
🍪 API changes
📺 AWS security bulletins
