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 ## Reporting Security Issues
 
-We take all security reports seriously.
-When we receive such reports,
-we will investigate and subsequently address
-any potential vulnerabilities as quickly as possible.
-If you discover a potential security issue in this project,
-please notify AWS/Amazon Security via our
-[vulnerability reporting page](http://aws.amazon.com/security/vulnerability-reporting/)
-or directly via email to [AWS Security](mailto:aws-security@amazon.com).
-Please do *not* create a public GitHub issue in this project.
+Amazon Web Services (AWS) is dedicated to the responsible disclosure of security vulnerabilities.  
+  
+We kindly ask that you **do not** open a public GitHub issue to report security concerns.  
+  
+Instead, please submit the issue to the AWS Vulnerability Disclosure Program via [HackerOne](https://hackerone.com/aws_vdp) or send your report via [email](mailto:aws-security@amazon.com).  
+  
+For more details, visit the [AWS Vulnerability Reporting Page](http://aws.amazon.com/security/vulnerability-reporting/).  
+
+Thank you in advance for collaborating with us to help protect our customers.
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+AWS code samples are example code that demonstrates practical implementations of AWS services for specific use cases and scenarios.
+
+These application solutions are not supported products in their own right, but educational examples to help our customers use our products for their applications. As our customer, any applications you integrate these examples into should be thoroughly tested, secured, and optimized according to your business's security standards & policies before deploying to production or handling production workloads.