Security News > 2021 > August > AWS S3 can be a security risk for your business

AWS S3 buckets are now exposed via additional channels and APIs, which create new security blind spots that hackers are waiting to exploit.

The insurtech vendor promises to its customers to provide responses within minutes, and the business process demands opening these potentially dangerous files and processing them in this time range.

In each case, the mix of file types may vary depending on the business, but most files are deemed as high risk and should be properly scanned.

Content-borne threats include malware, ransomware, APTs, embedded malicious links, evasion attempts, and more which are well hidden in different file types including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Adobe, archive files, text files, executables, and even email files.

Modern enterprises and business application providers realize they must be vigilant about their security and realize that S3 bucket security is a blind spot due to the changing use cases and data workflows.

Companies should look for a cloud native solution that can dynamically scan 100 percent of their S3 content in seconds - both files and URLs at the CPU level, which identifies exploits by examining the entire execution flow to deterministically identify malicious activity.

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