AWS Security Agent adds support for penetration tests on shared VPCs across AWS accounts
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This article announces AWS Security Agent's new capability to run penetration tests on shared VPC resources across multiple AWS accounts within the same organization.
- Penetration testing now supported on VPCs shared from other AWS accounts
- Uses AWS Resource Access Manager (RAM) for secure resource sharing
- Enables comprehensive security assessments across multi-account environments
- Streamlines testing for organizations with complex multi-account architectures
- Requires accounts to be part of the same AWS Organization
This enhancement allows security teams to conduct centralized penetration testing across distributed multi-account setups, improving overall security posture.
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