Security News

Amazon Introduces AWS Security Specialty Certification Exam
2018-05-03 16:13

Security professionals looking to demonstrate and validate their knowledge of how to secure the Amazon Web Services (AWS) platform can now do so by taking the new AWS Certified Security –...

As Google and AWS kill domain fronting, users must find a new way to fight censorship
2018-05-02 12:16

The messaging app Signal used a technique called domain fronting to misdirect censors in certain regions.

AWS sends noise to Signal: you can't hide behind our server names
2018-05-02 01:58

Moxie Marlinspike bemoans Bezos' bit barns joining Google in Domain Fronting ban Amazon has followed Google's example by lowering the boom on a practice called “domain fronting” that organisations...

MyEtherWallet.com turns into Someone Else's EtherWallet amid AWS DNS network hijack
2018-04-24 19:04

BGP takeover redirects traffic from Amazon to crooks Crooks today hijacked internet connections to Amazon Web Services systems to ultimately steal $28m in alt-coins from online cryptocurrency...

New Amazon class certifies cloud pros in securing data on AWS
2018-04-24 14:51

The AWS Certified Security - Specialty Exam could help tech professionals broaden their skills on the AWS platform.

New templates let AWS users quickly and easily deploy blockchain networks
2018-04-23 18:18

Users can launch either Ethereum or Hyperledger Fabric networks in just a few clicks.

Avoiding Holes in Your AWS Buckets
2018-04-12 11:06

Amazon Web Services (AWS) S3 buckets are the destination for much of the data moving to the cloud, and many have been mistakenly misconfigured and left open to public access.

AWS Launches New Tools for Firewalls, Certificates, Credentials
2018-04-05 05:19

Amazon Web Services (AWS) announced on Wednesday the launch of several tools and services designed to help customers manage their firewalls, use private certificates, and safely store credentials....

An Open Letter to AWS CEO Andy Jassy on Cloud Security Innovation
2018-03-16 12:40

Brian Ahern, CEO & Chairman of Threat Stack, writes an open letter to Amazon Web Services CEO Andy Jassy.

To prevent data breaches, AWS offers S3 bucket permissions check to all users
2018-02-21 20:12

Amazon Web Services (AWS) has announced that all customers can now freely check whether their S3 buckets are leaking stored data. “Previously available only to Business and Enterprise support...