--- title: "Naming Things Accurately" id: "13033" type: "podcast" slug: "naming-things-accurately" published_at: "2022-09-15T10:00:00+00:00" modified_at: "2026-05-17T00:04:45+00:00" url: "https://www.lastweekinaws.com/podcast/last-week-in-aws-podcast/naming-things-accurately/" markdown_url: "https://www.lastweekinaws.com/podcast/last-week-in-aws-podcast/naming-things-accurately.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 Last week in security news: The Center for Internet Security just released an update to the AWS version of their security benchmarks, Introducing message data protection for Amazon SNS, a handy guide on the ordered steps to take to avoid CloudFront or DNS domain takeovers on AWS, and more! ## Episode Show Notes & Transcript **Links:** - **Nick** Frichette wrote an incredibly handy guide on the [ordered steps to take](https://hackingthe.cloud/aws/exploitation/orphaned_%20cloudfront_or_dns_takeover_via_s3/) to avoid CloudFront or DNS domain takeovers on AWS. - This handy walkthrough talks about how to configure something that shrieks its head off whenever [someone logs into AWS via the root account](https://medium.com/@Frozenashes/how-to-detect-management-console-root-hackers-on-amazon-web-services-c046ab9c3191) . - The Center for Internet Security [just released an update](https://steampipe.io/blog/cis-v15-aws-benchmark) to the AWS version of their security benchmarks, and this approachable post goes through what's new. - [Introducing message data protection for Amazon SNS](https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/compute/introducing-message-data-protection-for-amazon-sns/) - This is a bit hard to wrap my head around--then Scott Piper nailed it with "it's [Macie for SNS](https://twitter.com/0xdabbad00/status/1568220934783537154) and now I'm wondering what the point of me even is. - I've talked about [Parliament](https://github.com/duo-labs/parliament) before--it's an AWS IAM linting library. Version 1.6.0 just dropped. - I'll be in the DC area next week; come by [Highline](https://www.highlinerxr.com/) at 7PM and let me buy you a drink / swap stories if you're around. 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/)