AWS Security Blog

Category: Foundational (100)

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AWS launched a Landing Zone for the Baseline Informatiebeveiliging Overheid (BIO) and is issued a certificate for the BIO Thema-uitwerking Clouddiensten

We’re pleased to announce that we’ve launched a Landing Zone for the Baseline Informatiebeveiliging Overheid (BIO) framework to support our Dutch customers in their compliance needs with the BIO framework. We also demonstrated compliance with the BIO Thema-uitwerking Clouddiensten. This alignment with the BIO Thema-uitwerking Clouddiensten requirements demonstrates our continuous commitment to adhere to the […]

AWS Security Profile: Get to know the AWS Identity Solutions team

AWS Security Profile: Get to know the AWS Identity Solutions team

Remek Hetman, Principal Solutions Architect on the Identity Solutions team In this profile, I met with Ilya Epshteyn, Senior Manager of the AWS Identity Solutions team, to chat about his team and what they’re working on. Let’s start with the basics. What does the Identity Solutions team do? We are a team of specialist solutions […]

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AWS re:Inforce 2023: Key announcements and session highlights

Thank you to everyone who participated in AWS re:Inforce 2023, both virtually and in-person. The conference featured a lineup of over 250 engaging sessions and hands-on labs, in collaboration with more than 80 AWS partner sponsors, over two days of immersive cloud security learning. The keynote was delivered by CJ Moses, AWS Chief Information Security […]

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OSPAR 2023 report now available with 153 services in scope

We’re pleased to announce the completion of our annual Outsourced Service Provider’s Audit Report (OSPAR) audit cycle on July 1, 2023. The 2023 OSPAR certification cycle includes the addition of nine new services in scope, bringing the total number of services in scope to 153 in the AWS Asia Pacific (Singapore) Region. Newly added services […]

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Spring 2023 PCI DSS and 3DS compliance packages available now

Amazon Web Services (AWS) is pleased to announce that seven additional AWS services have been added to the scope of our Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS) and Payment Card Industry Three-Domain Secure (PCI 3DS) certifications. The compliance package for PCI DSS and 3DS includes the Attestation of Compliance (AOC), which shows that […]

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AWS achieves its third ISMAP authorization in Japan

Earning and maintaining customer trust is an ongoing commitment at Amazon Web Services (AWS). Our customers’ security requirements drive the scope and portfolio of the compliance reports, attestations, and certifications that we pursue. We’re excited to announce that AWS has achieved authorization under the Information System Security Management and Assessment Program (ISMAP), effective from April […]

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Three ways to accelerate incident response in the cloud: insights from re:Inforce 2023

AWS re:Inforce took place in Anaheim, California, on June 13–14, 2023. AWS customers, partners, and industry peers participated in hundreds of technical and non-technical security-focused sessions across six tracks, an Expo featuring AWS experts and AWS Security Competency Partners, and keynote and leadership sessions. The threat detection and incident response track showcased how AWS customers […]

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Customer Compliance Guides now available on AWS Artifact

Amazon Web Services (AWS) has released Customer Compliance Guides (CCGs) to support customers, partners, and auditors in their understanding of how compliance requirements from leading frameworks map to AWS service security recommendations. CCGs cover 100+ services and features offering security guidance mapped to 10 different compliance frameworks. Customers can select any of the available frameworks and services […]

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AWS completes Police-Assured Secure Facilities (PASF) audit in Europe (London) Region

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 […]

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CISPE Code of Conduct Public Register now has 107 compliant AWS services

We continue to expand the scope of our assurance programs at Amazon Web Services (AWS) and are pleased to announce that 107 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 […]