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Amazon GuardDuty RDS Protection now detects data exfiltration and destruction in Aurora and RDS databases

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AWS·Oct 8, 2026, 08:00 AMFeatureSecurity-relevantAI-assisted summary

Amazon GuardDuty RDS Protection now detects data exfiltration and destruction in Aurora and RDS databases

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Adds ML‑based detection of data exfiltration and destruction for Aurora PostgreSQL and RDS PostgreSQL databases
Provides an add‑on to existing RDS Protection with no agents or configuration changes, configurable via console, API, CLI, or CloudFormation
Available now in all commercial and GovCloud regions with a 30‑day free trial per account per region

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Amazon GuardDuty RDS Protection now detects data exfiltration and destruction in Aurora and RDS databases

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AWS·Oct 8, 2026, 08:00 AMFeatureSecurity-relevantAI-assisted summary

Amazon GuardDuty RDS Protection now detects data exfiltration and destruction in Aurora and RDS databases

Summary

Adds ML‑based detection of data exfiltration and destruction for Aurora PostgreSQL and RDS PostgreSQL databases
Provides an add‑on to existing RDS Protection with no agents or configuration changes, configurable via console, API, CLI, or CloudFormation
Available now in all commercial and GovCloud regions with a 30‑day free trial per account per region

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