Category: Foundational (100)

We’re excited to announce the successful completion of the Trusted Information Security Assessment Exchange (TISAX) assessment on June 11, 2024 for 19 AWS Regions. These Regions renewed the Information with Very High Protection Needs (AL3) label for the control domains Information Handling and Data Protection. This alignment with TISAX requirements demonstrates our continued commitment to […]

Amazon Web Services (AWS) is pleased to announce the successful attestation of our conformance with the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Secure Software Development Framework (SSDF), Special Publication 800-218. This achievement underscores our ongoing commitment to the security and integrity of our software supply chain. Executive Order (EO) 14028, Improving the Nation’s Cybersecurity […]

Have you ever pondered the intricate workings of generative artificial intelligence (AI) models, especially how they process and generate responses? At the heart of this fascinating process lies the context window, a critical element determining the amount of information an AI model can handle at a given time. But what happens when you exceed the […]

June 25, 2025: We updated this post to include AWS Shield Standard. AWS Shield Advanced and AWS Firewall Manager have been removed from the initial services list. We continue to build out a comprehensive roadmap of AWS services beyond this initial list. May 28, 2025: We updated this post to include AWS Artifact on the […]

We continue to expand the scope of our assurance programs at Amazon Web Services (AWS) and are pleased to announce that 113 services are now certified as compliant with the Cloud Infrastructure Services Providers in Europe (CISPE) Data Protection Code of Conduct. This alignment with the CISPE requirements demonstrates our ongoing commitment to adhere to the heightened expectations for […]

The latest version of the AWS HITRUST Shared Responsibility Matrix (SRM)—SRM version 1.4.3—is now available. To request a copy, choose SRM version 1.4.3 from the HITRUST website. SRM version 1.4.3 adds support for the HITRUST Common Security Framework (CSF) v11.3 assessments in addition to continued support for previous versions of HITRUST CSF assessments v9.1–v11.2. As […]

We’re excited to announce that our Europe (London) Region has renewed our accreditation for United Kingdom (UK) Police-Assured Secure Facilities (PASF) for Official-Sensitive data. Since 2017, the Amazon Web Services (AWS) Europe (London) Region has been assured under the PASF program. This demonstrates our continuous commitment to adhere to the heightened expectations of customers with […]

Amazon Web Services (AWS) is designed to be the most secure place for customers to run their workloads. From day one, we pioneered secure by design and secure by default practices in the cloud. Today, we’re taking another step to enhance our customers’ options for strong authentication by launching support for FIDO2 passkeys as a […]

Join us in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on June 10–12, 2024, for AWS re:Inforce, a security learning conference where you can enhance your skills and confidence in cloud security, compliance, identity, and privacy. As an attendee, you will have access to hundreds of technical and non-technical sessions, an Expo featuring Amazon Web Services (AWS) experts and AWS […]

Amazon Web Services (AWS) is pleased to announce the successful renewal of the United Kingdom Cyber Essentials Plus certification. The Cyber Essentials Plus certificate is valid for one year until March 22, 2025. Cyber Essentials Plus is a UK Government–backed, industry-supported certification scheme intended to help organizations demonstrate controls against common cyber security threats. An […]