AWS for Industries

Category: Security

How Communications Service Providers can leverage Cloud benefits securely

Over the last decade, telecom operators and network vendors have transformed communications networks from vertically integrated hardware and software systems to software Network Functions (NF) capable of operating on Commercial Off-the-Shelf (COTS) hardware. We now stand at the cusp of the next phase of their evolution to cloud-native functions capable of taking advantage of the […]

Why Digital Engineering Requires a Cloud Transformation

Today, designers and manufacturers of physical systems such as aircraft, engines, vehicles, automobiles, satellites, and wind turbines are adopting Digital Engineering practices to improve efficiency, speed, and quality. In our prior blog, we defined concepts including Digital Engineering, Digital Twins, Digital Threads, and Model Based Systems Engineering to provide clarity in our discussions with customers. […]

Executive Conversations: Proactive Cybersecurity in Healthcare with Shawn Henry, President of CrowdStrike Services

Shawn Henry, President of CrowdStrike Services and Chief Security Officer of CrowdStrike, joins Phoebe Yang, General Manager of Public Sector Healthcare at Amazon Web Services (AWS) to discuss the past, present, and future of cybersecurity in the healthcare industry and society at large, with a focus on how cloud technology can help organizations preempt attacks. […]

How energy and utility companies can recover from ransomware and other disasters using infrastructure as code on AWS

According to the US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, “There are 16 critical infrastructure sectors whose assets, systems, and networks, whether physical or virtual, are considered so vital to the United States that their incapacitation or destruction would have a debilitating effect on security, national economic security, national public health or safety, or any combination […]

FSI Services Spotlight: Featuring Amazon EKS

In this edition of the Financial Services Industry (FSI) Service Spotlight monthly blog series, we highlight five key considerations of the Amazon Elastic Kubernetes Service (EKS), including achieving compliance, data protection, isolation of compute environments, audits with APIs, and operational access and security. Each of the five areas will include specific guidance, suggested reference architectures, […]

Supporting digital signature and secure message transmission with AWS KMS and AWS Secrets Manager for Brazilian Instant Payment System

As discussed in the previous blog, the new Brazilian Instant Payment System (PIX) aims to speed up payments messaging and the availability of final funds to the beneficiary. The PIX results in reduction of costs, increasing security and improving the customer experience. AWS provides the necessary certifications and compliance standards for financial institutions to comply […]

How financial institutions can approve AWS services for highly confidential data

As the financial services industry accelerates cloud adoption, it was refreshing to hear directly from David Solomon, Goldman Sachs CEO, on the keynote stage last year at AWS’s annual conference re:Invent 2019 in Las Vegas. Cloud services allow Goldman Sachs to simplify financial services technology in a safe, secure, and responsible manner. (For more on […]