Security | Threat Detection | Cyberattacks | DevSecOps | Compliance

Modern AWS environments move fast. Engineers spin up EKS clusters for testing, automation pipelines deploy to production, and AI agents trigger infrastructure workflows via Amazon Bedrock. AWS provides ways to manage access primitives such as roles and privileges to keep up with this velocity, such as STS AssumeRole, OIDC federation, IAM Authenticator, and Identity Center. But the challenge isn’t in these primitives themselves. It's the human factor behind the primitives.

An SBOM (Software Bill of Materials) is a structured list of components, including third-party and open-source software, that make up a software application. It’s a detailed inventory of everything that goes into a software product, similar to a list of ingredients for food. SBOMs are crucial for improving software security by providing transparency and enabling organizations to identify and address potential vulnerabilities and risks within their software supply chains.

Co-author: special thanks to Nikki Stanziale for their invaluable contributions to the research, insights, and development of this blog. While not listed as a primary author, their expertise and collaboration were instrumental in shaping the final content. Executive Summary Cybersecurity experts often say that humans are the weakest and most easily exploited attack vector.