AWS Container Security, Architecture and Incident Response

19/09/2025 35 min

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Episode Synopsis

The discussion in this podcast offers a comprehensive expert analysis of container security on Amazon Web Services (AWS), focusing on the architectures and security trade-offs of services like EKS, ECS, and Fargate. It thoroughly explains the nuances of the AWS Shared Responsibility Model, emphasizing that most security failures are caused by customer-side misconfigurations, such as overly permissive IAM roles and poor secrets management. It examines real-world security incidents, including the Capital One breach and the SCARLETEEL campaign, to illustrate how attackers use initial vulnerabilities to escalate privileges and move laterally. Finally, the analysis presents a strategic security framework, advocating for a "shift-left" approach to security throughout the application lifecycle and highlighting the importance of architectural isolation and emerging technologies like eBPF for real-time runtime defense.

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