Being a cloud security administrator, Jonathan is responsible for securing the large-scale cloud infrastructure of...

Amazon GuardDuty: It is a threat detection service that continuously monitors for malicious activity and unauthorized behavior across your AWS accounts and workloads1.

Continuous Monitoring: GuardDuty keeps an eye on the cloud environment for potential threats by analyzing various data sources, including VPC flow logs, CloudTrail event logs, and DNS logs1.

Alerts for Risks: When GuardDuty detects a potential threat or misconfiguration, it generates detailed security findings, which can be used to notify administrators like Jonathan of the risks1.

Machine Learning and Threat Intelligence: The service uses machine learning and integrated threat intelligence to identify and classify threats, providing actionable insights for remediation1.

Integration with AWS Services: GuardDuty can integrate with other AWS services such as Amazon SNS for notifications, enabling automated responses to detected threats1.

References:

AWS’s official documentation on Amazon GuardDuty1.