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AWS – AWS Lambda announces support for Attribute-Based Access Control (ABAC)
AWS Lambda announces support for attribute-based access control (ABAC) for API actions that use Lambda function as the required resource. ABAC is an authorization strategy that defines access permissions based on tags which can be attached to IAM resources, such as IAM users and roles, and to AWS resources, like Lambda functions, to simplify permission management. […]
GCP – Data security in Google Cloud
Data security is a huge part of an organization’s security posture. Encryption is a core control for data security, and Google Cloud offers multiple encryption options for data at-rest, in-transit, and even in-use. Let’s shed some light on each of these. Click to enlarge Encryption Encryption at rest by default To help protect your data, […]
AWS – AWS Migration Hub Refactor Spaces adds support for AWS PrivateLink
You can now use AWS PrivateLink to privately access the AWS Migration Hub Refactor Spaces APIs from your virtual private cloud (Amazon VPC). AWS PrivateLink provides private connectivity between VPCs, AWS services, and your on-premises networks. Starting today, you can manage your Refactor Spaces resources using AWS PrivateLink and meet your organization’s security and compliance […]
AWS – Amazon Corretto July, 2022 quarterly updates
On July 19th, 2022 Amazon announced quarterly security and critical updates for Amazon Corretto Long-Term Supported (LTS) versions of OpenJDK. Corretto 18.0.2, 17.0.4, 11.0.16, 8u342 are now available for download. Amazon Corretto is a no-cost, multi-platform, production-ready distribution of OpenJDK. Read More for the details.
AWS – The AI Use Case Explorer is now available
The AI Use Case Explorer is a business outcome centric web search tool that enables users to easily find the right artificial intelligence (AI) use cases, discover relevant customer success stories, and mobilize their teams towards AI deployments. The user friendly tool takes business problem descriptions as inputs and provides relevant, practical use cases and success […]
AWS – Announcing Reseller contract in AWS Marketplace
Today, AWS Marketplace announced that Independent Software Vendors (ISVs) can now add a reseller contract and leverage standard Reseller Contract for AWS Marketplace (RCMP) template when authorizing channel partners to resell ISV products to AWS Marketplace buyers. This launch will help reduce redundancy in legal contract reviews when the two parties (ISVs and channel partners/consulting […]
AWS – Amazon Braket SDK adds support for near-real time cost tracking
Amazon Braket, the quantum computing service from AWS, makes it easier for customers to conduct scientific research and software development with quantum computers. Today, we are excited to announce the launch of a new cost tracking function in our Braket SDK, providing customers the ability to monitor their quantum computing costs more easily and quickly. Rather than […]
GCP – How to overcome 5 common SecOps challenges
Editor’s note: This blog was originally published by Siemplify on April 12, 2022. The success of the modern security operations center, despite the infusion of automation, machine learning, and artificial intelligence, remains heavily dependent on people. This is largely due to the vast amounts of data a security operations center must ingest—a product of an […]
AWS – AWS Glue Streaming ETL Auto Scaling is now generally available
Auto Scaling in AWS Glue Streaming ETL is now generally available. AWS Glue Streaming ETL jobs can now dynamically scale resources up and down based on the input stream. Auto Scaling helps customers reduce the cost and manual effort required to optimize resources by allocating the right resources necessary for Streaming ETL jobs. Read More […]
AWS – AWS Single Sign-On (AWS SSO) adds support for AWS Identity and Access Management (IAM) customer managed policies (CMPs)
AWS Single Sign-On (AWS SSO) now supports AWS Identity and Access Management (IAM) customer managed policies (CMPs) and permission boundary policies within AWS SSO permission sets. The new capability helps AWS SSO customers to improve their security posture by creating larger and finer-grained policies for least privilege access and by tailoring policies to reference the […]