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AWS security-ir documentation change

Service: security-ir · 2025-12-16 · Documentation low

File: security-ir/latest/userguide/understand-response-teams-and-support.md

Summary

Replaced all instances of 'AWS Customer Incident Response Team (CIRT)' with 'Security Incident Response engineers'

Security assessment

Consistent terminology update across documentation. No security implications or feature changes detected in the renaming.

Diff

diff --git a/security-ir/latest/userguide/understand-response-teams-and-support.md b/security-ir/latest/userguide/understand-response-teams-and-support.md
index 931fbacab..71a72938f 100644
--- a//security-ir/latest/userguide/understand-response-teams-and-support.md
+++ b//security-ir/latest/userguide/understand-response-teams-and-support.md
@@ -5 +5 @@
-SupportAWS Customer Incident Response Team (CIRT)DDoS response supportAWS Managed Services (AMS)
+SupportSecurity Incident Response engineersDDoS response supportAWS Managed Services (AMS)
@@ -17 +17 @@ Additionally, if you need to report abuse, contact the [AWS Tust and Safety team
-## AWS Customer Incident Response Team (CIRT)
+## Security Incident Response engineers
@@ -19 +19 @@ Additionally, if you need to report abuse, contact the [AWS Tust and Safety team
-The AWS Customer Incident Response Team (CIRT) is a specialized always available global AWS team that provides support to customers during active security events on the customer side of the [AWS Shared Responsibility Model](https://aws.amazon.com/compliance/shared-responsibility-model/). 
+Security Incident Response engineers are a specialized always available global AWS team that provides support to customers during active security events on the customer side of the [AWS Shared Responsibility Model](https://aws.amazon.com/compliance/shared-responsibility-model/). 
@@ -21 +21 @@ The AWS Customer Incident Response Team (CIRT) is a specialized always available
-When the AWS CIRT supports you, you will receive assistance with triage and recovery for an active security event on AWS. They will assist in root cause analysis through the use of AWS service logs and provide you with recommendations for recovery. They will also provide security recommendations and best practices to help you avoid security events in the future. 
+When Security Incident Response engineers support you, you will receive assistance with triage and recovery for an active security event on AWS. They will assist in root cause analysis through the use of AWS service logs and provide you with recommendations for recovery. They will also provide security recommendations and best practices to help you avoid security events in the future. 
@@ -23 +23 @@ When the AWS CIRT supports you, you will receive assistance with triage and reco
-AWS customers can engage the AWS CIRT through an [AWS support case](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/awssupport/latest/user/case-management.html). 
+AWS customers can engage Security Incident Response engineers through an [AWS support case](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/awssupport/latest/user/case-management.html).