
    Amazon S3 console now provides a global summary of external bucket access policies, enabling users to quickly identify public or cross-account access across all AWS Regions.


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Amazon S3 has introduced a new feature in the S3 console that provides an external access summary for S3 buckets across an AWS account.
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<li>Displays a global summary of policies granting external access to buckets</li>
<li>Helps identify S3 buckets with public access or access from other AWS accounts</li>
<li>Eliminates the need to inspect policies in each AWS Region individually</li>
<li>Powered by AWS IAM Access Analyzer</li>
<li>Available at no additional cost in all AWS Regions</li>
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This feature enhances security visibility by providing a centralized view of external access to S3 buckets across an entire AWS account.
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The Amazon S3 console now displays an external access summary for all your buckets

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