How to use AWS Transfer Family and GuardDuty for malware protection

This article describes a comprehensive solution for malware protection using AWS Transfer Family and GuardDuty when sharing files through SFTP.

• Solution enables secure file transfers with automatic malware scanning
• Workflow uses Transfer Family, Lambda, Step Functions, S3, GuardDuty, and SNS
• Files uploaded via SFTP are automatically scanned for malware
• Clean files are moved to a clean bucket, malicious files are quarantined
• GuardDuty automatically updates malware signatures every 15 minutes
• Solution can be deployed using Terraform with sample code on GitHub

The solution provides an automated, managed approach to protect organizations from potential malware threats during file transfers, reducing security risks with minimal manual intervention.