Amazon GuardDuty Malware Protection for AWS Backup is now available

This article announces the general availability of Amazon GuardDuty Malware Protection for AWS Backup, extending malware detection capabilities to backup data.

• Automates malware detection in EC2, EBS, and S3 backups without additional software
• Scans new backups automatically and runs on-demand scans of existing backups
• Identifies last known clean backup to minimize recovery disruption
• Verifies backups are clean before restoration
• Works independently of GuardDuty foundational data sources
• Supports incremental scanning to reduce costs by analyzing only changed data
• Available in supported AWS regions via console, API, or CLI

In summary, GuardDuty Malware Protection for AWS Backup provides automated, cost-effective malware scanning for backups without requiring additional security tools.