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Introducing the updated AWS User Guide to Governance, Risk, and Compliance for Responsible AI Adoption

The financial services industry (FSI) is using AI to transform how financial institutions serve their customers. AI solutions can help proactively manage portfolios, automatically refinance mortgages when rates decrease, and negotiate insurance premiums for customers. However, this adoption brings new governance, risk, and compliance (GRC) considerations that organizations need to address. To help FSI customers […]

PCI PIN and P2PE compliance packages for AWS Payment Cryptography are now available

Amazon Web Services (AWS) is pleased to announce the successful completion of Payment Card Industry Personal Identification Number (PCI PIN) and PCI Point-to-Point Encryption (PCI P2PE) assessments for the AWS Payment Cryptography service. This assessment expands the AWS Payment Cryptography compliance portfolio, with AWS now validated as a component provider for Key Management (KMCP) and […]

AWS Security Agent full repository code scanning feature now available in preview

Today, we’re excited to announce the preview release of full repository code review, a new capability in AWS Security Agent that performs deep, context-aware security analysis of your entire code base. AI-driven cybersecurity capabilities are advancing rapidly. AWS Security Agent can now find vulnerabilities and build working exploits across your entire code base at a […]

Complimentary virtual training: Get hands-on with AWS Security Services

If you’re looking to strengthen your organization’s security posture on Amazon Web Services (AWS) but aren’t sure where to start, then we’re here to help. Security Activation Days are complimentary, virtual, hands-on workshops designed to help you get practical experience with AWS security services in a single session. What to expect Each Security Activation Day […]

ICYMI: April 2026 @AWS Security

Read all about the latest AWS security features, compliance updates, and hands-on resources in our new, monthly digest posts. You’ll find expert blog posts, new service capabilities, code samples, and workshops. AWS Security Blog posts This month’s AWS Security Blog posts covered AI security, identity and access management, threat intelligence, data protection, and multicloud operations. […]

AWS achieves SNI 27017, SNI 27018, and SNI 9001 certifications for the AWS Asia Pacific (Jakarta) Region

Amazon Web Services (AWS) achieved three Standar Nasional Indonesia (SNI) certifications for the AWS Asia Pacific (Jakarta) Region: SNI ISO/IEC 27017:2015, SNI ISO/IEC 27018:2019, and SNI ISO 9001:2015. SNI represents Indonesia’s national standards framework, comprising standards that are broadly applicable across industries within the country. These certifications further demonstrate that AWS services meet nationally recognized […]

Introducing AI traffic analysis dashboards for AWS WAF

As AI agents, bots, and programmatic access become an increasingly significant portion of web traffic, organizations need better tools to understand, analyze, and manage this activity. Today, we’re excited to announce AI Traffic Analysis dashboards for AWS WAF protection packs—also known as web access control lists (web ACLs)—providing comprehensive visibility into AI bot and agent […]

Designing trust and safety into Amazon Bedrock powered applications

Generative AI brings promising innovation, transforming how individuals and organizations approach everything from customer service to content creation and more. As AI continues to expand its capabilities, organizations are increasingly focused on how they can integrate the responsible AI concepts into the development lifecycle of their AI applications. Research from Accenture and Amazon Web Services […]

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Winter 2025 SOC 1 report is now available with 184 services in scope

Amazon Web Services (AWS) is pleased to announce that the Winter 2025 System and Organization Controls (SOC) 1 report is now available. The report covers 184 services over the 12-month period from January 1, 2025 – December 31, 2025, giving customers a full year of assurance. This report demonstrates our continuous commitment to adhering to […]

AWS European Sovereign Cloud achieves first compliance milestone: SOC 2 and C5 reports plus seven ISO certifications

English |French | German | Italian In January 2026, we announced the general availability of the AWS European Sovereign Cloud, a new, independent cloud for Europe entirely located within the European Union (EU), and physically and logically separate from all other AWS Regions. The unique approach of the AWS European Sovereign Cloud provides the only […]