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AWS prescriptive-guidance documentation change

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

File: prescriptive-guidance/latest/modernization-assessing-applications/apg-gloss.md

Summary

Updated detective guardrails implementation to include AWS Security Hub CSPM

Security assessment

The change adds 'CSPM' (Cloud Security Posture Management) to Security Hub reference, enhancing documentation of AWS security features but without evidence of addressing a specific vulnerability. CSPM helps identify misconfigurations, improving security posture documentation.

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diff --git a/prescriptive-guidance/latest/modernization-assessing-applications/apg-gloss.md b/prescriptive-guidance/latest/modernization-assessing-applications/apg-gloss.md
index c1c6d409c..99366fe4d 100644
--- a//prescriptive-guidance/latest/modernization-assessing-applications/apg-gloss.md
+++ b//prescriptive-guidance/latest/modernization-assessing-applications/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.