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Attending #AWSreInvent this year? Join us for an interactive session on an AI-powered security guardian.

SEC304 | Building an AI-Powered security guardian for your #AmazonCognito applications

🗓️ Wednesday Dec 3, 2025
⏰ 4:30p - 5:30p PST
📍 MGM Grand

registration.awsevents.com/flow/awseven...
Attending #AWSreInvent this year? Join us for an interactive session on an AI-powered security guardian.

SEC304 | Building an AI-Powered security guardian for your #AmazonCognito applications

🗓️ Wednesday Dec 3, 2025
⏰ 4:30p - 5:30p PST
📍 MGM Grand

registration.awsevents.com/flow/awseven...
October 31, 2025 at 3:03 PM
Use strong MFA!

​Based on the Cisco Talos IR report for Q2 2025, phishing remains the top initial access method, often using compromised accounts. Ransomware incidents account for 50% of engagements, and the education sector is the most targeted.

blog.talosintelligence.com/ir-trends-q2...
IR Trends Q2 2025: Phishing attacks persist as actors leverage compromised valid accounts to enhance legitimacy
Phishing remained the top initial access method in Q2 2025, while ransomware incidents see the emergence of new Qilin tactics.
blog.talosintelligence.com
August 3, 2025 at 3:33 PM
Browsers are getting native machine learning support. WebNN could bring fast, hardware-accelerated AI directly to the browser—no WASM or WebGPU required. Here's my quick breakdown of what it is and why it matters:
🔗 abrom.dev/2025/07/webnn/

#WebNN #GenAI #EdgeAI #PrivacyFirst #AI
Bringing Brains to the Browser: Get Ready for WebNN
The Web Neural Network API (WebNN) is an emerging web standard that brings AI and Machine Learning capabilities directly to web browsers, leveraging a device's local processing power. This allows for ...
abrom.dev
July 28, 2025 at 1:04 PM
Yikes!

Cybercriminal: I don’t have a password, so I can’t connect.

Agent: Oh, ok. Ok. So let me provide the password to you...

#identity101 #mfa #identityProofing #accountTakeOver

arstechnica.com/security/202...
After $380M hack, Clorox sues its “service desk” vendor for simply giving out passwords
Massive 2023 hack was easily preventable, Clorox says.
arstechnica.com
July 24, 2025 at 11:49 AM
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🔐 API keys or client credentials?

We unpack OAuth 2.0, token security, and the future of AI agents in M2M auth with Cognito and API Gateway.

🎙️New AWS Developers Podcast out now! 🎧 (links in the thread)

#AWS #OAuth2 #Cognito
June 20, 2025 at 12:32 PM
This was a fun one to write!

Learn how Amazon Cognito enables AI agents to perform authorized actions on behalf of users through user-contextualized access tokens.

aws.amazon.com/blogs/securi...
Empower AI agents with user context using Amazon Cognito | Amazon Web Services
Amazon Cognito is a managed customer identity and access management (CIAM) service that enables seamless user sign-up and sign-in for web and mobile applications. Through user pools, Amazon Cognito pr...
aws.amazon.com
June 25, 2025 at 1:28 PM
Build on AWS? Putting together a reference architecture or sequence diagrams? I built a web app to quickly get AWS service and resource icons. These are using the latest and greatest icons (Feb 2025).

iamabrom.github.io/aws-icons/

#aws #awscloud
May 19, 2025 at 2:55 AM
Here's my 2025 F1 World Drivers' Champion Predictions

1. Verstappen
2. Norris
3. Piastri
4. Russell
5. Hamilton
6. Leclerc
7. Sainz
8. Antonelli
9. Albon
10. Tsunoda
11. Gasly
12. Alonso
13. Stroll
14. Lawson
15. Hulkenberg
16. Bortoleto
17. Ocon
18. Doohan
19. Hadjar
20. Bearman

#formula1 #f1
March 16, 2025 at 2:08 PM
Here's my 2025 F1 Constructors Predictions

1. McLaren
2. Ferrari
3. Mercedes
4. Williams
5. Redbull
6. Alpine
7.Aston Martin
8. Racing Bulls
9. Kick Sauber
10. Haas

#formula1 #f1
March 16, 2025 at 2:01 PM
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Trump has vowed to deport millions of immigrants and jail his political enemies. Conservative groups who helped elect him want more restrictions on abortion and a crackdown on protest.

All of that requires surveillance. We put together a guide to protect yourself. www.wired.com/story/the-wi...
The WIRED Guide to Protecting Yourself From Government Surveillance
Donald Trump has vowed to deport millions and jail his enemies. To carry out that agenda, his administration will exploit America’s digital surveillance machine. Here are some steps you can take to ev...
www.wired.com
November 12, 2024 at 1:40 PM
re:Invent 2024 was awesome! 6 days (including travel) of speaking, teaching, learning, engaging, catching with old friend and making new ones. Oh and lots, and lots, of walking- 122,795 steps to be exact! Until next year!

#AWS #reInvent2024 #AWSCloud
December 8, 2024 at 8:05 PM
It feels weird to know Lewis won't be racing with Mercedes next year! Not an ideal qualifying for the last race, but an incredible finish!

#AbuDhabiGP #F1 #LewisHamilton #LH44
December 8, 2024 at 3:45 PM
Hanging out in the #Amex #CenturionLounge waiting to catch my flight to #LAS for #awsreinvent2024! Ambiance is way better here, but food is better in the #Delta Sky Club.
December 1, 2024 at 3:12 PM
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What is an API? What makes them special? And what kind of APIs are out there? #apisecurity #apis #bugbountytips #BugBounty
November 30, 2024 at 8:00 AM
Heading to Vegas for #reinvent2024! If you're attending, check out 1 of our 3 sessions on authN with #AmazonCognito and authZ with #AmazonVerifiedPermissions. Looking forward to engaging with attendees and customers to help solve their #CIAM use cases.

#aws #iam #cognito #identitymanagement
November 30, 2024 at 10:23 PM
Amazon Cognito just announced some new exciting features!

👇 Key updates

1️⃣ Managed Login w/ rich branding customization
2️⃣ Passwordless with Passkeys, email, & SMS OTP
3️⃣ Enhanced DevX w/ new quick starts
4️⃣ Feature tiers with flexibility to switch anytime

Learn more: go.aws/3CRjHWL

#amazoncognito
Improve your app authentication workflow with new Amazon Cognito features | Amazon Web Services
Identity management revamped: Amazon Cognito unveils customizable login flows, passwordless options, and tiered pricing for tailored authentication experiences.
go.aws
November 25, 2024 at 12:30 PM
If you ever wondered about how rewards credit cards work, here's a great article I came across on the topic. It is a bit heavy of a read and not short, but worth the read.

www.bitsaboutmoney.com/archive/anat...
April 11, 2024 at 3:24 PM
This past week I had the pleasure of co-presenting and hosting a workshop to build a passwordless authentication solution (using Passkeys) with Amazon Cognito!
#Authenticate2023 #Passkeys #AmazonCognito
October 22, 2023 at 12:51 PM
End of an era! Got my last delivery of Netflix movies!
October 1, 2023 at 9:27 PM
I guess for my first Bluesky post, some dog tax...

World meet Willow!
September 6, 2023 at 11:42 PM