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> I realize (now) that CloudWatch exists, but not sure why this isn't standard.

CloudWatch is standard AWS, or what do you mean?

Amazon gives you all the tools to monitor your usage and management of the cloud. You did not use those tools, had sloppy security and now it is Amazon's fault?

Take it as an expensive lesson learned. And get someone who knows what they are doing in AWS to administer it. Maybe your company was pennywise pound foolish by not having someone who knew AWS?