Auditing AWS S3 Bucket Permissions When to Use - When conducting a security assessment of AWS environments to identify publicly exposed data - When onboarding a new AWS account and establishing a security baseline for storage resources - When responding to an alert about potential S3 data exposure from AWS Trusted Advisor or Security Hub - When compliance frameworks (SOC 2, PCI DSS, HIPAA) require periodic review of data access controls - When a breach or credential compromise necessitates immediate review of all accessible S3 resources Do not use for auditing non-AWS object storage (use prov…