AWS Messaging & Targeting Blog

How to Create a Big Yellow Taxi to Help Protect Amazon WorkMail

Important Update (10/31/2024) – Amazon WorkMail now supports multi-factor authentication (MFA) through integration with AWS IAM Identity Center! Please see the What’s New announcement and the Amazon WorkMail documentation for more information. Your Organization’s Email May Be at Risk: Lessons from the Microsoft Exchange Online Intrusion and Guidance to Ensure Better Protection. The recent compromise […]

How Amazon SES Mail Manager customers can prevent EchoSpoofing

Customers not using Amazon SES Mail Manager, or those leveraging the authenticated SMTP functionality, are not at risk of EchoSpoofing. In such cases, no further action is required. However, customers currently using or evaluating the unauthenticated SMTP relay feature of Amazon SES Mail Manager are strongly advised to review and implement the guidance provided in […]

AWS End User Messaging

Automate AWS End User Messaging US toll-free Number Registrations

Introduction: AWS End User Messaging enables customers to send SMS messages to recipients located across the globe. If you are planning on rolling out SMS across multiple countries, we recommend reviewing this blog. When you send SMS or MMS messages using AWS End User Messaging SMS, you must use a specific origination identity that supports […]

Securing communications at the edge with AWS Wickr

Organizations that are looking to establish secure communication networks at the edge often encounter challenges. The use of disparate collaboration tools on personal and government-issued devices can make it difficult to protect sensitive data and avoid communication gaps. This blog post highlights four common communication issues that customers encounter when operating in disconnected (or intermittently […]

Leverage IAM Roles for email sending via SES from EC2 and eliminate a common credential risk

Notice to Readers: This blog post was revised on 10/23/2024 to bring the policies and examples more in line with the principle of least privilege access. The changes aim to minimize the scope of permissions granted and reduce the risk of over-privileged access. Please note that the example solution provided in this post is meant […]

Streamline SMS and Emailing Marketing Compliance with Amazon Comprehend

In today’s digital landscape, businesses heavily rely on SMS and email campaigns to engage with customers and deliver timely, relevant messages. The shift towards digital marketing has increased customer engagement, accelerated delivery, and expanded personalization options. Email and SMS marketing is essential to digital strategies according to 44% of Chief Marketing Officers and they allocate […]

Email Journaling with SES Mail Manager

Introduction to Journaling Email journaling is the practice of preserving comprehensive records of all email communications within an organization. This approach stems from the need to maintain rigid, compliance-driven retention policies focused on auditing an entire organization’s email activities. Because journaled email messages are often required to satisfy on-demand audit and investigation requests, they must […]

Reaching your global players – message on a single, scalable communication hub

Introduction AWS provides solutions to address industry challenges, enabling customers to address the risk of potentially significant financial and reputational damage. This blog discusses how customers that have adopted Amazon Pinpoint have been able to deliver time-sensitive messages reliably and securely. Specifically, it can mitigate the risk associated with reaching players who have voluntarily self-excluded […]

Understanding Google Postmaster Tools (spam complaints) for Amazon SES email senders

Introduction Amazon Simple Email Service (SES) includes a robust set of built-in tools, such as the Virtual Deliverability Manager (VDM), to help senders ensure optimal email deliverability. Additionally, deliverability data from email service providers like Postmaster Tools by Google can provide invaluable insights for all sending domain owners, including those using SES for bulk or […]