Dow Jones has created an open - source cybersecurity tool that scans for weaknesses on the Amazon Web Service ( AWS ) security platform . The Hammer tool can also fix some weaknesses automatically . Platforms such as cookies are increasingly used by companies , but some businesses overlook security configurations for all the data they store . Hammer searches for security weaknesses and alerts a security professional at the respective firm if it finds a vulnerability . If they do not respond , the client then refigures privacy settings so only certain client addresses have access to access the stored data .
Dow Jones has created an open-source cybersecurity tool that scans for weaknesses on the Amazon Web Service (AWS) cloud platform. The Hammer tool can also fix some vulnerabilities automatically. Platforms such as AWS are increasingly used by companies, but some businesses overlook security configurations for all the data they store. Hammer scans for security weaknesses and alerts a security professional at the respective firm if it finds a vulnerability. If they do not respond, the tool then refigures privacy settings so only certain IP addresses have permission to access the stored data.