Category: Security, Identity, & Compliance

This post shows you how to use Amazon Web Services (AWS) services to meet Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program (FedRAMP) 20x requirements, reducing authorization time from months to weeks through automated compliance pipelines and continuous validation. You’ll learn how to build a trust center, automate vulnerability detection, generate Key Security Indicators (KSIs), and implement […]

To help you accelerate your compliance journey and improve your security posture, AWS Support offers AWS Managed Services (AMS). In this post, we explore how AMS security operations capabilities complement your existing teams and processes to accelerate your ISM compliance and optimize your cloud security posture overall.

The Contra Costa County District Attorney’s Office partnered with AWS and CC Tech Digital, an AWS Advanced Tier Partner, to modernize its subpoena handling process using a cloud-native, serverless solution on AWS. Read this post to learn more.

AWS and Telos are pleased to announce that Xacta, a leading cyber governance, risk, and compliance (GRC) platform, has achieved Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program (FedRAMP) High authorization—the program’s highest security level. This achievement validates Telos’s partnership with AWS in delivering enterprise-grade security solutions for US public sector organizations and regulated industries, providing the tools needed to efficiently manage security compliance—from initial assessment through continuous monitoring.

Today, AWS announced the launch of its new Digital Sovereignty Module as part of the AWS Partner Transformation Program (PTP). The module is designed for AWS Partners looking to build digital sovereignty offerings, helping them support public sector and regulated industries customers address their data residency and compliance requirements on AWS. Read this post to learn more.

The University of Notre Dame embarked on a journey to become the first US higher education institution to take a comprehensive, enterprise-wide approach to deploying AWS Web Application Firewall (WAF), AWS Shield Advanced, and AWS Firewall Manager across the entirety of their AWS infrastructure. This meticulous implementation also established a blueprint for other institutions to follow.

Read this post to learn about AWS Wickr, a messaging and collaboration service that protects messaging, calling, file sharing, screen sharing, and location sharing with 256-bit end-to-end encryption (E2EE). Wickr combines advanced security for sensitive communications, administrative controls for user and policy management, and data retention for auditing and regulatory needs.

This post explores how Curtin University, Western Australia’s largest public research university, overcame challenges such as limited technical resourcing, complex security compliance requirements, and manual remediation processes using AWS Managed Services (AMS) Accelerate and the Trusted Remediator solution. The university achieved a 32% improvement in its AWS Security Improvement Program (SIP) score within the first six months of its AMS engagement.

Whether you’re a technical architect, systems integrator, or government technology leader, this post provides the technical insights needed to understand and implement MOSIP (Modular Open-Source Identity Platform) on AWS effectively.

This blog post provides a comprehensive overview of the custom large language model (LLM) development lifecycle for public sector use, emphasizing scientific methodology and measurable outcomes.