Amazon GuardDuty Malware Protection expanded its coverage to include Amazon S3 continuous backups. Users can now scan these backups for malware and identify clean recovery points within backup timelines, supporting safer restore operations.
The service enables both full and incremental malware scans configurable in backup plans and provides an API to query malware scan results at any point in time. This granular scan functionality is available across AWS regions where GuardDuty Malware Protection for AWS Backup operates, enhancing security for cloud backup environments.
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Amazon GuardDuty Malware Protection for AWS Backup supports Amazon S3 continuous backups ↗Source published 2026-05-26. This report was prepared with AI assistance from the linked primary-source material. Claims and limitations should be checked against the original announcement or research.