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GuardDuty

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Definition

AWS intelligent threat detection service that continuously monitors for malicious activity. Like having a 24/7 security guard that never sleeps and recognizes suspicious behavior.

Real-World Example

Companies use GuardDuty to automatically detect cryptocurrency mining attacks and unauthorized access attempts.

Cloud Provider Equivalencies

All are cloud-native security services that help detect threats and suspicious activity. GuardDuty is a dedicated AWS threat detection service that analyzes AWS data sources (like CloudTrail, VPC Flow Logs, and DNS logs). Azure Defender for Cloud and GCP Security Command Center are broader cloud security management platforms that include threat detection plus posture management; OCI Cloud Guard similarly focuses on detecting misconfigurations and suspicious activity in OCI.

AWS
Amazon GuardDuty
AZ
Microsoft Defender for Cloud
GCP
Security Command Center
OCI
Cloud Guard

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