--- title: "Shrieking Like a Toddler" id: "13944" type: "podcast" slug: "shrieking-like-a-toddler" published_at: "2023-04-27T10:00:00+00:00" modified_at: "2026-05-17T00:04:21+00:00" url: "https://www.lastweekinaws.com/podcast/last-week-in-aws-podcast/shrieking-like-a-toddler/" markdown_url: "https://www.lastweekinaws.com/podcast/last-week-in-aws-podcast/shrieking-like-a-toddler.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: Dealing with Ransomware in the Cloud, Pen Testing AWS, How to prioritize IAM Access Analyzer findings, and more! **Links:** - [Last Week in AWS job board](https://www.lastweekataws.com/) - AWS had two (minor) [Cross-Tenant Vulnerabilities](https://frichetten.com/blog/minor-cross-tenant-vulns-app-runner/) within AWS App Runner. - Some company called Invictus has practical experience dealing with [ransomware in the cloud](https://invictus-ir.medium.com/ransomware-in-the-cloud-7f14805bbe82) - Chris Farris has a post on [Pen Testing AWS](https://www.chrisfarris.com/post/pentesting-aws/) . - Dark Reading posits that [Security Is a Revenue Booster, Not a Cost Center](https://www.darkreading.com/edge-articles/security-is-a-revenue-booster-not-a-cost-center) . - [An Attacker's Perspective](https://www.zeuscloud.io/post/aws-account-id-an-attackers-perspective) on AWS Account IDs - [How to prioritize IAM Access Analyzer findings](https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/security/how-to-prioritize-iam-access-analyzer-findings/) - [Scale your authorization needs for Secrets Manager using ABAC with IAM Identity Center](https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/security/scale-your-authorization-needs-for-secrets-manager-using-abac-with-iam-identity-center/) - [Netchecks](https://docs.netchecks.io/) is a way of programmatically verifying your security controls. - I love CloudTrail Lake, and this repository of [query samples](https://github.com/aws-samples/cloud-trail-lake-query-samples) makes it easier for me to use it. - [IAMbic](https://www.iambic.org/) offers "GitOps for IAM." 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/)