# How to secure an S3 bucket on AWS?

DevFeed: [How to secure an S3 bucket on AWS?](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/how-to-secure-an-s3-bucket-on-aws-8080.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://snyk.io/blog/secure-s3-bucket-on-aws/>)

Author: Liran Tal

Published: 2024-07-12T05:00:00Z

Content type: article

Language: en

Sources: [Blog RSS Feed | Snyk](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/blog-rss-feed-snyk.md>)

Topics: [Amazon S3](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/amazon-s3.md>), [Security & compliance, Cloud security](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/security-compliance-cloud-security.md>), [Encryption](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/encryption.md>), [Vulnerabilities](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/vulnerabilities.md>), [Logging](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/logging.md>), [Monitoring](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/monitoring.md>), [Terraform](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/terraform.md>)

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## AI overview

This article explains how to secure Amazon S3 buckets on AWS. It covers risks from public or misconfigured permissions, unencrypted data, and insufficient logging and monitoring, along with practical security and compliance practices and automation with Snyk.

## Source excerpt

In this blog post, we'll discuss practical steps to ensure your S3 buckets are secure and compliant with best practices.