--- title: "The Spiritual Alignment of Cloud Economics" id: "12987" type: "podcast" slug: "the-spiritual-alignment-of-cloud-economics" published_at: "2022-09-01T10:00:00+00:00" modified_at: "2026-05-17T00:04:46+00:00" url: "https://www.lastweekinaws.com/podcast/last-week-in-aws-podcast/the-spiritual-alignment-of-cloud-economics/" markdown_url: "https://www.lastweekinaws.com/podcast/last-week-in-aws-podcast/the-spiritual-alignment-of-cloud-economics.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: LastPass reported another security issue, AWS expanded eligibility for the free MFA security key program, How to centralize findings and automate deletion for unused IAM roles, and more! ## Episode Show Notes & Transcript **Links:** - Last week LastPass reported (yet another) security issue, wherein [their source code was stolen](https://www.zdnet.com/article/lastpass-hacked/) . - Finally: an [honest recap](https://www.resmo.com/blog/recap-of-fwdcloudsec-and-aws-reinforce) of fwd:cloudsec and re:Inforce 2022 from someone who had the stomach to sit through the entirety of the latter. - The Register reports on a growing trend of [using AWS resources to hide phishing attacks](https://www.theregister.com/2022/08/22/aws_cloud_phishing/) . - [Expanded eligibility for the free MFA security key program](https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/security/expanded-eligibility-for-the-free-mfa-security-key-program/) - [How to centralize findings and automate deletion for unused IAM roles](https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/security/how-to-centralize-findings-and-automate-deletion-for-unused-iam-roles/) - [Identifying publicly accessible resources with Amazon VPC Network Access Analyzer](https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/security/identifying-publicly-accessible-resources-with-amazon-vpc-network-access-analyzer/) - The tool of the week: [popeye](https://github.com/derailed/popeye) is a Kubernetes cluster resource sanitizer. 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/)