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cyberMEDIUM2026-05-06 12:16 UTC

Athena Cost Kill Switch: Automated IAM Credential Revocation with CloudWatch, EventBridge, and Lambda

How to design an automated kill switch for an Athena data platform that disables service credentials within seconds of a scan threshold breach. This system provides an automated response to excessive AWS Athena scan costs generated by external services. It monitors Athena workgroup metrics and immed

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