With a run rate of just over $50 billion at the end of 2020, Amazon Web Services (AWS) is the undisputed leader of the $129 billion cloud infrastructure market. One consequence of this immense popularity is that cyber criminals are aiming their full arsenal of sophisticated malware at the infrastructure, applications, and data that reside on AWS.
Therefore, security architects tasked with designing, implementing, and maintaining security for AWS environments should look for comprehensive solutions that deliver multilayer protections which augment native AWS tools.