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AWS prescriptive-guidance documentation change

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

File: prescriptive-guidance/latest/strategy-migration/apg-gloss.md

Summary

Revised 'guardrail' term to include AWS Security Hub CSPM in detective controls documentation

Security assessment

Enhances security documentation by specifying CSPM functionality without evidence of patching a security flaw

Diff

diff --git a/prescriptive-guidance/latest/strategy-migration/apg-gloss.md b/prescriptive-guidance/latest/strategy-migration/apg-gloss.md
index 9087be400..636497f08 100644
--- a//prescriptive-guidance/latest/strategy-migration/apg-gloss.md
+++ b//prescriptive-guidance/latest/strategy-migration/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.