AWS Public Sector Blog
Author: Charlie Llewellyn
Charlie is a solutions architect working in the public sector team with Amazon Web Services (AWS). He specializes in data analytics and enjoys helping customers use data to make better decisions. In his spare time, he avidly enjoys mountain biking and cooking.
Deploying mission-critical edge applications with AWS IoT Greengrass in disconnected environments
Modern warfare has evolved into a data-driven domain where success often depends on the ability to collect, process, and act on information faster than adversaries. Whether it’s processing sensor data, coordinating autonomous systems, or enabling tactical communications, the edge has become a critical battlefield where decisions are made in real time.
How the Landing Zone Accelerator on AWS supports NCSC cloud security guidance
Amazon Web Services (AWS) has collaborated with the UK National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) to tailor advice on how UK public sector customers can use the Landing Zone Accelerator on AWS (LZA) to meet the NCSC’s guidance on “using cloud services securely.” Read this blog post to learn how the LZA on AWS can support each recommended action in the NCSC’s guidance.
Aligning the Landing Zone Accelerator on AWS with UK National Cyber Security Centre guidance
This blog post provides technical guidance for UK organisations to implement their landing zone in-line with guidance from the UK National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) using the LZA.
How UK public sector customers can implement NCSC security principles to protect data transfers to AWS
To drive innovation and optimise operations in the Amazon Web Services (AWS) Cloud, UK public sector organizations need to transfer data quickly and safely, in accordance with the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC)’s guidance on how to configure, deploy, and use cloud services securely. The NCSC provides security guidance for protecting government systems, planning for cyber incidents, and more. In this post, we cover how you can configure AWS services—like AWS DataSync, AWS Storage Gateway, and AWS Transfer Family—to align your data transfer solution with the NCSC’s cloud security principles, as understanding these configurations is important to protect data and meet requirements for local force accreditation.