Amazon GuardDuty Malware Protection for AWS Backup supports Amazon S3 continuous backups

This article announces that Amazon GuardDuty Malware Protection for AWS Backup now supports Amazon S3 continuous backups, enabling malware scanning and safe recovery point identification.

• Scan S3 continuous backups for malware across entire backup timeline
• Enable full or incremental malware scans within backup plans
• Run on-demand scans to any restorable point in time
• Query malware scan status using new GetPITRMalwareScanResults API
• Verify recovery points are clean before initiating restore
• Available in all AWS Regions supporting GuardDuty Malware Protection

This enhancement strengthens S3 backup security by allowing customers to identify and recover from malware-free points in their continuous backup timeline.