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Fall 2019 SOC reports now available with 116 services in scope

We’re excited to announce the addition of 12 new services in scope under our latest System and Organizational Controls (SOC) audit cycle, for a total of 116 total services in scope. In addition to the new services, AWS has also expanded the list of controls covered within the reports to include more controls over employee […]

AWS Security Profiles: Avni Rambhia, Senior Product Manager, CloudHSM

In the weeks leading up to re:Invent 2019, we’ll share conversations we’e 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 enjoy most in […]

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AWS Artifact is now available in AWS GovCloud (US) Regions

AWS Artifact is now available in the AWS GovCloud (US) Regions, where you’ll now have on-demand access to AWS compliance reports and select online AWS agreements with a single-click in the AWS Management Console. The AWS GovCloud (US) Regions are isolated and designed to host sensitive data and regulated workloads in the cloud, assisting customers […]

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AWS Security Profiles: Maritza Mills, Senior Product Manager, Perimeter Protection

In the weeks leading up to re:Invent 2019, we’ll share conversations we’e 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 in your current […]

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AWS re:Invent 2019 security guide: sessions, workshops, and chalk talks

With re:Invent 2019 just weeks away, the excitement is building and we’re looking forward to seeing you all soon! If you’re attending re:Invent with the goal of improving your organization’s cloud security operations, here are some highlights from the re:Invent 2019 session catalog. Reserved seating is now open, so get your seats in advance for […]

Accept an ANDB Addendum for all accounts within your AWS Organization

For customers who use AWS to store or process personal information covered by the Australian Privacy Act 1988, I’m excited to announce that you can now accept a single AWS Australian Notifiable Data Breach Addendum (ANDB Addendum) for all accounts within your AWS Organization. Once accepted, all current and future accounts created or added to […]

AWS Security Profiles: Greg McConnel, Senior Manager, Security Specialists Team

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 in your current […]

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Your AWS re:Invent 2019 guide to AWS Identity sessions, workshops, and chalk talks

November 6, 2019: Post updated to include four new sessions — SEC316, SEC317, OIG304, and ACT17. AWS re:Invent 2019 is coming fast! You’ll soon need to prioritize your sessions. Here’s a list of AWS Identity sessions, workshops, and chalk talks at AWS re:Invent 2019. If you haven’t registered yet for re:Invent, here’s a template you […]

AWS Security Profile: Ron Cully, Principal Product Manager, AWS Identity

September 12, 2022: This blog post has been updated to reflect the new name of AWS Single Sign-On (SSO) – AWS IAM Identity Center. Read more about the name change here. In the weeks leading up to re:Invent, we’ll share conversations we’ve had with people at AWS who will be presenting at the event so […]

AWS achieves FedRAMP JAB High and Moderate Provisional Authorization across 18 services in the AWS US East/West and AWS GovCloud (US) Regions

September 9, 2021: Amazon Elasticsearch Service has been renamed to Amazon OpenSearch Service. See details. It’s my pleasure to announce that we’ve expanded the number of AWS services that customers can use to run sensitive and highly regulated workloads in the federal government space. This expansion of our FedRAMP program marks a 28.6% increase in […]