AWS Morning Brief

Check Your Email Security Please

Nov 2, 2023

The podcast discusses the importance of email security and highlights the significance of AWS role session tags for GitHub Actions. It also explores the damning summary of the Okta hack and introduces the AWS Digital Sovereignty Pledge for an independent sovereign cloud in Europe.

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Quick takeaways

Using AWS role session tags for GitHub Actions can be helpful, but the dependency on Cognito is a drawback that needs alternative solutions.

Octa's handling of a recent hack, delaying action despite warnings, calls for caution when using their services.

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Use of AWS Role Session Tags for JITHAUB actions

The podcast episode discusses the use of AWS role session tags for JITHAUB actions. While this approach is considered helpful, the episode criticizes the dependency on Cognito to implement it. The speaker notes that Cognito is often regarded as a problematic service, as evident from critical comments on Twitter. This highlights the need for alternative solutions for implementing AWS role session tags.

Importance of Email Security and AWS Announcements

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Last week in security news: Using AWS role session tags for GitHub Actions, A summary of the Okta hack is pretty damning, IAM Roles Anywhere with an external certificate authority, and more!

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