AWS Security Agent (Preview): AI agent for proactive app security

This article announces the preview of AWS Security Agent, an AI-powered agent that proactively secures applications throughout the development lifecycle with automated security reviews and penetration testing.

• Conducts automated security reviews tailored to organizational requirements
• Delivers context-aware penetration testing and vulnerability discovery
• Validates security requirements from design through deployment
• Security teams define standards once; agent enforces across all teams
• Executes sophisticated attack chains to identify vulnerabilities
• Transforms penetration testing from periodic to on-demand capability
• Available in US East (N. Virginia) region; data never used for training
• API activity logged to AWS CloudTrail for compliance

AWS Security Agent enables organizations to scale security reviews, enforce consistent policies across teams, and reduce vulnerability risk by automating security validation throughout development.