AWS GuardDuty for threat detection

Amazon GuardDuty is a threat detection service that utilizes machine learning and other techniques to identify malicious activities and unauthorized access within AWS accounts and workloads. It integrates with AWS security offerings like Amazon CloudTrail, Amazon VPC Flow Logs, and AWS WAF to provide a comprehensive security overview and facilitate quick responses to threats such as account breaches and data leakage. GuardDuty continuously monitors the AWS environment and issues alerts through the AWS Management Console, Amazon CloudWatch events, and Amazon SNS notifications upon detecting threats. The cost of using GuardDuty depends on the number of AWS accounts and the amount of data processed, with charges based on the volume of AWS CloudTrail log files and data examined. To enable GuardDuty, users must sign in to the AWS Management Console and activate the service through the GuardDuty console, with the option to extend the service across multiple AWS accounts.