Security may not be exciting, but AWS proves it's essential

Editor's take: If I'm being totally honest, it's difficult to get excited about improved security capabilities in the tech world. I know they're incredibly important and absolutely essential to keep everything functional in today's cyberthreat-filled world. But it's kind of like thinking about insurance – not much fun. On top of that, by necessity, security updates need to be released at a rate that's as fast (or even faster) than the latest technological innovations in order to keep bad actors at bay. With that said, this is what I learned from Amazon AWS' re:Inforce event which took place earlier this week.

Regardless of the excitement level or the breakneck speed of these announcements, as Amazon's AWS division clearly demonstrated at their recent re:Inforce event, security capabilities are the foundation upon which future technology is built.

In their own words: "Security is ...