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Amazon GuardDuty expands Extended Threat Detection coverage to Amazon EKS clusters
- Amazon GuardDuty Extended Threat Detection expands coverage for Amazon EKS clusters to detect sophisticated multistage attacks targeting containerized applications.
- It introduces a new critical severity finding type that correlates security signals across Amazon EKS audit logs, runtime behaviors, malware execution, and AWS API activity.
- GuardDuty detects attack sequences exploiting container applications, obtaining privileged service account tokens, and accessing sensitive Kubernetes secrets or AWS resources.
- It provides comprehensive details on potentially impacted resources, timeline of events, actors involved, and indicators used for detection.
- EKS Protection and Runtime Monitoring are recommended for enhanced detection capabilities by monitoring control plane activities and behaviors within containers.
- Users can enable EKS Protection and Runtime Monitoring in the GuardDuty console to start monitoring EKS audit logs and observe complex attack patterns.
- GuardDuty correlates signals into a timeline, maps behaviors to MITRE ATT&CK® tactics, and provides granular insight into attacker progression and impacted resources.
- The Resources section in GuardDuty details page offers visibility into the assets affected during an attack sequence, allowing users to prioritize remediation efforts efficiently.
- Amazon GuardDuty Extended Threat Detection for Amazon EKS clusters enhances security monitoring, providing a holistic view of security posture and assisting in prioritizing threats.
- To utilize this extensive coverage, users can enable EKS Protection and consider adding Runtime Monitoring while referring to Amazon GuardDuty Documentation for more details.
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