--- title: "Cloud Security Has a Good Week" id: "14119" type: "podcast" slug: "cloud-security-has-a-good-week" published_at: "2023-08-10T10:00:00+00:00" modified_at: "2026-05-17T00:04:12+00:00" url: "https://www.lastweekinaws.com/podcast/last-week-in-aws-podcast/cloud-security-has-a-good-week/" markdown_url: "https://www.lastweekinaws.com/podcast/last-week-in-aws-podcast/cloud-security-has-a-good-week.md" taxonomy_shows: - "Last Week In AWS Podcast" --- About the Author Corey is the Chief Cloud Economist at Duckbill, where he specializes in helping companies improve their AWS bills by making them smaller and less horrifying. He also hosts the "Screaming in the Cloud" and "AWS Morning Brief" podcasts; and curates "Last Week in AWS," a weekly newsletter summarizing the latest in AWS news, blogs, and tools, sprinkled with snark and thoughtful analysis in roughly equal measure. [https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/aws-morning-brief/id1466344305](https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/aws-morning-brief/id1466344305) [https://overcast.fm/itunes1466344305/aws-morning-brief](https://overcast.fm/itunes1466344305/aws-morning-brief) [https://pca.st/AKs0](https://pca.st/AKs0) [https://podcastaddict.com/podcast/2382583](https://podcastaddict.com/podcast/2382583) [https://open.spotify.com/show/3A04JNrNAcZMvn8cvDWpWU](https://open.spotify.com/show/3A04JNrNAcZMvn8cvDWpWU) [https://feeds.transistor.fm/aws-morning-brief](https://feeds.transistor.fm/aws-morning-brief) ## Episode Summary ## Episode Show Notes & Transcript Last week in security news: People are still discovering some effects of the latest Azure security breach, Introducing the first AWS Security Heroes, How to Receive Alerts When Your IAM Configuration Changes, and more! **Links:** - Following the latest Azure breach, [the CEO of Tenable says they can see banking customer credentials even now](https://arstechnica.com/security/2023/08/microsoft-cloud-security-blasted-for-its-culture-of-toxic-obfuscation/) . - [Introducing the first AWS Security Heroes](https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/aws/introducing-the-first-aws-security-heroes/) - [How to Receive Alerts When Your IAM Configuration Changes](https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/security/how-to-receive-alerts-when-your-iam-configuration-changes/) - [Perform continuous vulnerability scanning of AWS Lambda functions with Amazon Inspector](https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/security/perform-continuous-vulnerability-scanning-of-aws-lambda-functions-with-amazon-inspector/) - [Recent Software-based Power Side-Channel Security Research](https://aws.amazon.com/security/security-bulletins/AWS-2023-005/) - You can totally use AWS's SSM agent as [post-exploitation RAT malware](https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/amazons-aws-ssm-agent-can-be-used-as-post-exploitation-rat-malware/) View Full Transcript Hide Full Transcript ## You might also like [More Podcast Episodes](https://www.lastweekinaws.com/podcast/last-week-in-aws-podcast/) ### [M3 Ultra Macs, Claude Platform, and 619 New APIs Walk Into a Bar](https://www.lastweekinaws.com/podcast/last-week-in-aws-podcast/m3-ultra-macs-claude-platform-and-619-new-apis-walk-into-a-bar/) Last Week In AWS Podcast 05.18.2026 7 Minutes [Listen Now](https://www.lastweekinaws.com/podcast/last-week-in-aws-podcast/m3-ultra-macs-claude-platform-and-619-new-apis-walk-into-a-bar/) ### [AI-Native Foundations and the CVEs That Love Them](https://www.lastweekinaws.com/podcast/last-week-in-aws-podcast/ai-native-foundations-and-the-cves-that-love-them/) Last Week In AWS Podcast 05.11.2026 7 Minutes [Listen Now](https://www.lastweekinaws.com/podcast/last-week-in-aws-podcast/ai-native-foundations-and-the-cves-that-love-them/) ### [Bedrock Bags OpenAI, Q Developer Bags Groceries](https://www.lastweekinaws.com/podcast/last-week-in-aws-podcast/bedrock-bags-openai-q-developer-bags-groceries/) Last Week In AWS Podcast 05.04.2026 9 Minutes [Listen Now](https://www.lastweekinaws.com/podcast/last-week-in-aws-podcast/bedrock-bags-openai-q-developer-bags-groceries/)