# Recap: Simplifying Zero Trust in Modern AWS Environments

DevFeed: [Recap: Simplifying Zero Trust in Modern AWS Environments](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/recap-simplifying-zero-trust-in-modern-aws-environments-29850.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://goteleport.com/blog/simplifying-zero-trust-for-aws/>)

Author: jpitts@goteleport.com (Jack Pitts)

Published: 2025-02-28T00:00:00Z

Content type: article

Language: en

Sources: [Teleport](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/teleport.md>)

Topics: [Zero Trust](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/zero-trust.md>), [Amazon Web Services](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/aws.md>), [Cloud](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/cloud.md>), [Access Control](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/access-control.md>), [Security](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/security.md>), [AWS IAM](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/aws-iam.md>), [Vulnerabilities](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/vulnerabilities.md>)

Tags: [access-control](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/access-control.md>), [aws](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/aws.md>), [cloud](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/cloud.md>), [env-file-security](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/env-file-security.md>), [security](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/security.md>), [vulnerabilities](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/vulnerabilities.md>), [zero-trust](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/zero-trust.md>), [zero-trust-security](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/zero-trust-security.md>)

## AI overview

A recap of a webinar on securing modern AWS and cloud environments through zero trust principles. It highlights challenges from distributed infrastructure, short-lived instances, containers, serverless functions, long-lived credentials, and expanding identity risks, and recommends capabilities such as eliminating static credentials and enforcing least-privilege access.

## Source excerpt

Learn the primary challenges of securing access in modern cloud environments and how to apply foundational zero trust principles without disrupting business activity.