AWS Security Blog

In the weeks leading up to the Solution Days event in Tokyo, we’ll share conversations we’ve had with people at AWS who will be presenting at the event so you can learn more about them and some of the interesting work that they’re doing. How long have you been with AWS, and what is your […]

If you’re an IT administrator of a growing workforce, your users will require access to a growing number of business applications and AWS accounts. You can use AWS Single Sign-On (AWS SSO) to create and manage users centrally and grant access to AWS accounts and business applications, such as such Salesforce, Box, and Slack. When […]

In the weeks leading up to the Solution Days event in Tokyo, we’ll share conversations we’ve had with people at AWS who will be presenting at the event so you can learn more about them and some of the interesting work that they’re doing. How long have you been at AWS, and what do you […]

Our security culture is one of the things that sets AWS apart. Security is job zero — it is the foundation for all AWS employees and impacts the work we do every day, across the company. And that’s reflected in our services, which undergo exacting internal and external security reviews before being released. From there, […]

AWS WAF provides inline inspection of inbound traffic at the application layer to detect and filter against critical web application security flaws from common web exploits that could affect application availability, compromise security, or consume excessive resources. The inbound traffic is inspected against web access control list (web ACL) rules that you can create manually […]

To keep pace with AWS innovation, many customers allow their application teams to experiment with AWS services in sandbox environments as they move toward production-ready architecture. These teams need timely access to various sets of AWS services and resources, which means they also need a mechanism to help ensure least privilege is granted. In other […]

We covered a lot of ground in 2018: from GDPR to re:Inforce and numerous feature announcements, AWS GuardDuty deep-dives to SOC reports, automated reasoning explanations, and a series of interviews with AWS thought leaders. We’ve got big plans for 2019, but there’s room for more: please let us know what you want to read about […]

Maintaining your trust is an ongoing commitment of ours, and your voice drives our growing portfolio of compliance reports, attestations, and certifications. As a result of your feedback and deep interest in privacy and data security, we are happy to announce the publication of our new SOC 2 Type I Privacy report. Keeping you informed […]

We sat down with Eric Docktor to learn more about his 19-year career at Amazon, what’s new with cryptography, and to get his take on this year’s re:Invent conference. (Need a re:Invent recap? Check out this post by AWS CISO Steve Schmidt.) How long have you been at AWS, and what do you do in […]

Does AWS comply with X program? How about GDPR? What about after Brexit? And what happens with machine learning data? In the latest AWS Security & Compliance Podcast, we sit down with VP of Security Chad Woolf, who answers your compliance and data privacy questions. Including one of the most frequently asked questions from customers […]