Improve your security posture using Amazon threat intelligence on AWS Network Firewall
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AWS Network Firewall has introduced a new active threat defense managed rule group that enhances security for cloud workloads by leveraging Amazon's threat intelligence.
- Uses Amazon's MadPot threat intelligence system to track attack infrastructure
- Automatically blocks malicious network traffic to suspicious IPs, domains, and URLs
- Protects against threats like command-and-control servers, malware staging hosts, and mining pools
- Supports multiple protocols including TCP, UDP, DNS, HTTPS, and HTTP
- Provides continuous updates with new threat indicators and signatures
Key benefits include rapid threat prevention, streamlined operations, and collective defense through shared threat intelligence across AWS infrastructure.
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