Case Study: AWS improves S3 security settings with CloudQuery

AWS updates S3 security in 4 minutes with CloudQuery

The customer, AWS, faced the challenge of implementing and standardizing new, more secure default S3 bucket settings across its platform. These changes, which included enabling S3 Block Public Access and disabling Access Control Lists (ACLs) by default, required a method to audit existing configurations to find non-compliant buckets. AWS utilized the vendor CloudQuery's open-source AWS integration to efficiently find these security gaps.

CloudQuery provided a solution by enabling AWS to run specific SQL queries against its synced cloud infrastructure data. This allowed AWS to quickly identify all S3 buckets where Block Public Access was not fully enabled and where ACLs were still active. The result was a streamlined and effective audit process, giving AWS the necessary visibility to enforce its new security recommendations and improve its overall security posture.

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