Category: Announcements

As we head into 2023, it’s time to think about lessons from this year and incorporate them into planning for the next year and beyond. At AWS, we continually learn from our customers, who influence the best practices that we share and the security services that we offer. We heard that you’re looking for more […]

In the weeks leading up to AWS re:Invent 2022, I’m interviewing some of the humans who work in AWS Security, help keep our customers safe and secure, and also happen to be speaking at re:Invent. This interview is with Param Sharma, principal software engineer for AWS Private Certificate Authority (AWS Private CA). AWS Private CA enables […]

As Cybersecurity Awareness Month comes to a close, we want to share some of the work we’ve done and made available to you throughout October. Over the last four weeks, we have shared insights and resources aligned with this year’s theme—”See Yourself in Cyber”—to help advance awareness training, and inspire people to join the rapidly […]

AWS re:Invent 2022 is fast approaching, and this post can help you plan your agenda with a look at the sessions in the security track. AWS re:Invent, your opportunity to catch up on the latest technologies in cloud computing, will take place in person in Las Vegas, NV, from November 28 – December 2, 2022. […]

Amazon Web Services is pleased to announce that our US East (Ohio) and Europe (Paris) Regions have been re-certified through October 2023 by the GSM Association (GSMA) under its Security Accreditation Scheme Subscription Management (SAS-SM) with scope Data Centre Operations and Management (DCOM). The US East (Ohio) and Europe (Paris) Regions first obtained GSMA certification […]

Amazon Web Services (AWS) has released a new whitepaper to help Canadian defense and security customers accelerate their use of the AWS Cloud. The new guide, Using AWS in the Context of Canada’s Controlled Goods Program (CGP), continues our efforts to help AWS customers navigate the regulatory expectations of the Government of Canada’s Controlled Goods […]

Spanish We continue to listen to our customers, regulators, and stakeholders to understand their needs regarding audit, assurance, certification, and attestation programs at Amazon Web Services (AWS). We are pleased to announce that Spring 2022 SOC 1, SOC 2, and SOC 3 reports are now available in Spanish. These translated reports will help drive greater […]

April 16, 2024: Updated with information on AWS CloudTrail logging for roles that are still using the implicit trust behavior, and additional sample queries to find these roles. June 15, 2023: Enforcement has changed from a fixed date to an automated process starting June 30, 2023 that removed roles based on observed role assumption behavior. […]

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 we pursue. We’re excited to announce that AWS has achieved authorization under the Information System Security Management and Assessment Program (ISMAP) program, effective from April […]

Amazon Simple Notification Service (Amazon SNS) now supports message signatures based on Secure Hash Algorithm 256 (SHA256) hashing. Amazon SNS signs the messages that are delivered from your Amazon SNS topic so that subscribed HTTP endpoints can verify the authenticity of the messages. In this blog post, we will show you how to enable message […]