diff --git a/CONTRIBUTING.md b/CONTRIBUTING.md
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@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ reported the issue. Please try to include as much information as you can. Detail
 ## Contributing via Pull Requests
 Contributions via pull requests are much appreciated. Before sending us a pull request, please ensure that:
 
-1. You are working against the latest source on the *master* branch.
+1. You are working against the latest source on the *main* branch.
 2. You check existing open, and recently merged, pull requests to make sure someone else hasn't addressed the problem already.
 3. You open an issue to discuss any significant work - we would hate for your time to be wasted.
 
diff --git a/SECURITY.md b/SECURITY.md
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-## Reporting a Vulnerability
+## Reporting Security Issues
 
-If you discover a potential security issue in this project we ask that you notify AWS/Amazon Security
-via our [vulnerability reporting page](http://aws.amazon.com/security/vulnerability-reporting/) or directly via email to aws-security@amazon.com.
-Please do **not** create a public GitHub issue.
+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.
diff --git a/profile/README.md b/profile/README.md
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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.