# [MED] Demystifying the AWS shared security responsibility model

**Source:** Snyk
**Published:** 2023-11-13
**Article:** https://snyk.io/blog/aws-shared-security-responsibility-model/

## Threat Profile

Snyk Blog In this article
Written by David Lugo 
November 13, 2023
0 mins read Most cloud providers use a shared security responsibility model, meaning they secure some areas of the environment but expect the customer to establish security controls in others. AWS is one of the many cloud providers that follow the concept of shared responsibility. Generally speaking, they split responsibility into two categories. AWS focuses on the security of the cloud , such as the infrastructure that runs all …

## Indicators of Compromise (high-fidelity only)

- _No high-fidelity IOCs in the RSS summary._ If the source publishes a technical write-up with defanged IOCs in the body, those would be picked up automatically on the next pipeline run.

## MITRE ATT&CK Techniques

- _Narrative-keyword inference returned no technique mappings; review article for ATT&CK relevance manually._

## Kill chain phases observed

_(none detected from narrative keywords)_

## Recommended hunts

_No actionable hunts can be derived from the RSS summary alone. The article may still warrant manual review — open the source link for actor attribution, IOCs in the body, and TTP detail._


## Why this matters

Severity classified as **MED** based on: 0 use case(s) fired, 0 technique(s) inferred. Read the full article for actor attribution, tooling details, and any defanged IOCs in the body that aren't visible in the RSS summary.