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Introducing SRA Verify – an AWS Security Reference Architecture assessment tool

The AWS Security Reference Architecture (AWS SRA) provides prescriptive guidance for deploying AWS security services in a multi-account environment. However, validating that your implementation aligns with these best practices can be challenging and time-consuming. Today, we’re announcing the open source release of SRA Verify, a security assessment tool that helps you assess your organization’s alignment […]

Five facts about how the CLOUD Act actually works

Five facts about how the CLOUD Act actually works

French | German At Amazon Web Services (AWS), customer privacy and security are our top priority. We provide our customers with industry-leading privacy and security when they use the AWS Cloud anywhere in the world. In recent months, we’ve noticed an increase in inquiries about how we manage government requests for data. While many of […]

AWS successfully completes CCAG 2024 pooled audit with European financial institutions

AWS successfully completes CCAG 2024 pooled audit with European financial institutions

Amazon Web Services (AWS) has completed its annual Collaborative Cloud Audit Group (CCAG) audit engagement with leading European financial institutions. At AWS, security remains our highest priority. As customers continue to embrace the scalability and flexibility of the cloud, we support them in evolving security, identity, and compliance into core business enablers. The AWS Compliance […]

Spring 2025 SOC 1/2/3 reports are now available with 184 services in scope

Amazon Web Services (AWS) is pleased to announce that the Spring 2025 System and Organization Controls (SOC) 1, 2, and 3 reports are now available. The reports cover 184 services over the 12-month period from April 1, 2024, to March 31, 2025, giving customers a full year of assurance. The reports demonstrate our continuous commitment to […]

Establishing a European trust service provider for the AWS European Sovereign Cloud

August 4, 2025: We updated this post to include EU resident citizenship requirements for AWS European Sovereign Cloud employees operating the cloud. Last month, we announced new sovereign controls and governance structure for the AWS European Sovereign Cloud. The AWS European Sovereign Cloud is a new, independent cloud for Europe, designed to help customers meet […]

Spring 2025 PCI DSS compliance package available now

August 6, 2025: This post was updated to add the three newly added Regions, as well as the three new services. Amazon Web Services (AWS) is pleased to announce that three additional AWS services and three additional AWS Regions have been added to the scope of our Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS) […]

2025 CyberVadis report now available for due diligence on third-party suppliers

We’re excited to announce that AWS has completed the CyberVadis assessment of its security posture with the highest score (Mature) in all assessed areas. This demonstrates our continued commitment to meet the heightened expectations for cloud service providers. Customers can now use the 2025 AWS CyberVadis report and scorecard to reduce their supplier due-diligence burden. With […]

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CISPE Data Protection Code of Conduct Public Register now certifies 122 AWS services as adherent

We continue to expand the scope of our assurance programs at Amazon Web Services (AWS) and are pleased to announce that 122 services are now certified as adherent to 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 […]

How AWS is simplifying security at scale: Four keys to faster innovation from AWS re:Inforce 2025

When I began my career in security, most people accepted as fact that protecting systems came at the expense of productivity. That didn’t have to be true then, and it’s definitely not true now. The cloud, and specifically the AWS Cloud, is a big reason why. But as technology evolves and systems become more complex, […]

How AWS improves active defense to empower customers

At AWS, security is the top priority, and today we’re excited to share work we’ve been doing towards our goal to make AWS the safest place to run any workload. In earlier posts on this blog, we shared details of our internal active defense systems, like MadPot (global honeypots), Mithra (domain graph neural network), and Sonaris […]