Detect malware in new object uploads to Amazon S3 with Amazon GuardDuty

This article announces the general availability of Amazon GuardDuty Malware Protection for Amazon S3, a new feature that scans newly uploaded objects to S3 buckets for potential malware, viruses, and suspicious content.

Specifically, the article covers:

• GuardDuty Malware Protection for Amazon S3 is a fully managed service that scans new S3 object uploads for malware
• It alleviates the need to manage a separate data scanning pipeline
• Application owners can enable it for their S3 buckets even if core GuardDuty is not enabled
• Scan results are sent via Amazon EventBridge for downstream actions like quarantining or restricting access
• It is available in most AWS regions with a free tier for a limited time