AWS Security Blog

Category: Announcements

CyberGRX

Renewal of AWS CyberGRX assessment to enhance customers’ third-party due diligence process

Amazon Web Services (AWS) is pleased to announce renewal of the AWS CyberGRX cyber risk assessment report. This third-party validated report helps customers perform effective cloud supplier due diligence on AWS and enhances their third-party risk management process. With the increase in adoption of cloud products and services across multiple sectors and industries, AWS has become a critical component of […]

AWS Digital Sovereignty Pledge: Control without compromise

French | German | Indonesian | Italian | Japanese | Korean | Portuguese | Spanish | Arabic We’ve always believed that for the cloud to realize its full potential it would be essential that customers have control over their data. Giving customers this sovereignty has been a priority for AWS since the very beginning when […]

2022 Canadian Centre for Cyber Security Assessment Summary report available with 12 additional services

We are pleased to announce the availability of the 2022 Canadian Centre for Cyber Security (CCCS) assessment summary report for Amazon Web Services (AWS). This assessment will bring the total to 132 AWS services and features assessed in the Canada (Central) AWS Region, including 12 additional AWS services. A copy of the summary assessment report is available for […]

AWS Security Profile: Sarah Currey, Delivery Practice Manager

In the weeks leading up to AWS re:invent 2022, I’ll share conversations I’ve had with some of the humans who work in AWS Security who will be presenting at the conference, and get a sneak peek at their work and sessions. In this profile, I interviewed Sarah Currey, Delivery Practice Manager in World Wide Professional […]

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AWS achieves Spain’s ENS High certification across 166 services

Amazon Web Services (AWS) is committed to bringing additional services and AWS Regions into the scope of our Esquema Nacional de Seguridad (ENS) High certification to help customers meet their regulatory needs. ENS is Spain’s National Security Framework. The ENS certification is regulated under the Spanish Royal Decree 3/2010 and is a compulsory requirement for […]

How to configure rotation and rotation windows for secrets stored in AWS Secrets Manager

November 21, 2022: We updated this post to reflect the fact that AWS Secrets Manager now supports rotating secrets as often as every four hours. AWS Secrets Manager helps you manage, retrieve, and rotate database credentials, API keys, and other secrets throughout their lifecycles. You can specify a rotation window for your secrets, allowing you […]

AWS Security Profile: Jonathan “Koz” Kozolchyk, GM of Certificate Services

In the AWS Security Profile series, we interview AWS thought leaders who help keep our customers safe and secure. This interview features Jonathan “Koz” Kozolchyk, GM of Certificate Services, PKI Systems. Koz shares his insights on the current certificate landscape, his career at Amazon and within the security space, what he’s excited about for the […]

AWS Security Profile: Reef D’Souza, Principal Solutions Architect

In the weeks leading up to AWS re:invent 2022, I’ll share conversations I’ve had with some of the humans who work in AWS Security who will be presenting at the conference, and get a sneak peek at their work and sessions. In this profile, I interviewed Reef D’Souza, Principal Solutions Architect. How long have you […]

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Fall 2022 SOC reports now available with 154 services in scope

At Amazon Web Services (AWS), we’re committed to providing customers with continued assurance over the security, availability, and confidentiality of the AWS control environment. We’re proud to deliver the Fall 2022 System and Organizational Controls (SOC) 1, 2, and 3 reports, which cover April 1–September 30, 2022, to support our customers’ confidence in AWS services. […]

Fall 2022 SOC 2 Type 2 Privacy report now available

Your privacy considerations are at the core of our compliance work at Amazon Web Services (AWS), and we are focused on the protection of your content while using AWS services. We are happy to announce that our Fall 2022 SOC 2 Type 2 Privacy report is now available. The report provides a third-party attestation of […]