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Top 11 posts during 2019
September 9, 2021: Amazon Elasticsearch Service has been renamed to Amazon OpenSearch Service. See details. The Security Blog set new records for page views in 2019, but we’re always looking for ways to improve. Please tell us what you want to read about in the Comments section below. We read all of your feedback and […]
Additional on-premises option for data localization with AWS
Today, AWS released an updated resource — AWS Policy Perspectives-Data Residency — to provide an additional option for you if you need to store and process your data on premises. This white paper update discusses AWS Outposts, which offers a hybrid solution for customers that might find that certain workloads are better suited for on-premises […]
Ramp-Up Learning Guide available for AWS Cloud Security, Governance, and Compliance
Cloud security is the top priority for AWS and for our customers around the world. It’s important that professionals have a way to keep up with this dynamically evolving area of cloud computing. Often, customers seek AWS guidance on cloud-specific security, governance, and compliance best practices, including skills upgrade plans. To address this need, AWS […]
15 additional AWS services receive DoD Impact Level 4 and 5 authorization
September 9, 2021: Amazon Elasticsearch Service has been renamed to Amazon OpenSearch Service. See details. I’m pleased to announce that the Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) has extended the Provisional Authorization to Operate (P-ATO) of AWS GovCloud (US) Regions for Department of Defense (DoD) workloads at DoD Impact Levels (IL) 4 and 5 under the […]
re:Invent 2019 – Your guide to AWS Cryptography sessions, workshops, and chalk talks
February 10, 2021: We provided updated links to the AWS re:Invent 2019 breakout sessions. You can also view these sessions on the AWS Events channel on YouTube. AWS re:Invent 2019 is just over a week away! We have many Security, Identity, and Compliance sessions, and this is a post about AWS Cryptography-related breakout sessions, workshops, […]
AWS Security Profiles: Dan Plastina, VP of Security Services
In the weeks leading up to re:Invent 2019, 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 do as the VP […]
AWS Security Profiles: Sarah Cecchetti, Principal Product Manager, Amazon Cognito
In the weeks leading up to re:Invent 2019, 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. What do you do in your current role at AWS? I’m an identity nerd! I […]
Fall 2019 SOC 2 Type I Privacy report now available
We understand that the protection of personal data that is uploaded to AWS is critical for many of our customers, and the SOC2 Type 1 Privacy report provides the information you need to understand how your content is protected at AWS. The Fall 2019 SOC 2 Type I Privacy report provides you with a third-party […]
2019 ISO certificates are here, with a 12 percent increase of in-scope services
AWS successfully completed the re-certification audits with no findings. Ernst and Young Certify Point auditors issued the new certificates on November 6, 2019, marking the start of the new three-year cycle. We increased the number of ISO services in scope to 134 services in total that have been validated against ISO 9001, 27001, 27017, and […]
New guidance to help you navigate Australian Prudential Regulation Authority requirements
There have been two noteworthy 2019 updates for Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) regulated entities such as banks, insurance companies, credit unions, deposit takers, and the superannuation industry. On June 25, APRA released an updated version of the Prudential Practice Guide CPG 234 Information Security, which provides guidance on how to implement the revised Prudential […]