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AWS prescriptive-guidance documentation change

Service: prescriptive-guidance · 2025-12-10 · Documentation low

File: prescriptive-guidance/latest/iac-edp-combo-approach/apg-gloss.md

Summary

Enhanced guardrails definition to mention 'AWS Security Hub CSPM' for detective controls

Security assessment

Addition of CSPM term documents security posture management capabilities more precisely. Change is informational only with no security incident implications.

Diff

diff --git a/prescriptive-guidance/latest/iac-edp-combo-approach/apg-gloss.md b/prescriptive-guidance/latest/iac-edp-combo-approach/apg-gloss.md
index 64fa37ed5..bb517f5bd 100644
--- a//prescriptive-guidance/latest/iac-edp-combo-approach/apg-gloss.md
+++ b//prescriptive-guidance/latest/iac-edp-combo-approach/apg-gloss.md
@@ -696 +696 @@ guardrail
-A high-level rule that helps govern resources, policies, and compliance across organizational units (OUs). _Preventive guardrails_ enforce policies to ensure alignment to compliance standards. They are implemented by using service control policies and IAM permissions boundaries. _Detective guardrails_ detect policy violations and compliance issues, and generate alerts for remediation. They are implemented by using AWS Config, AWS Security Hub, Amazon GuardDuty, AWS Trusted Advisor, Amazon Inspector, and custom AWS Lambda checks.
+A high-level rule that helps govern resources, policies, and compliance across organizational units (OUs). _Preventive guardrails_ enforce policies to ensure alignment to compliance standards. They are implemented by using service control policies and IAM permissions boundaries. _Detective guardrails_ detect policy violations and compliance issues, and generate alerts for remediation. They are implemented by using AWS Config, AWS Security Hub CSPM, Amazon GuardDuty, AWS Trusted Advisor, Amazon Inspector, and custom AWS Lambda checks.