Category: Announcements

We’re continuing to expand the scope of our assurance programs at Amazon Web Services (AWS) and are pleased to announce that seven new services have been added to the scope of our Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS) certification. This provides our customers with more options to process and store their payment card […]

We are excited to announce that Amazon Web Services (AWS) has released the latest 2022 Payment Card Industry 3-D Secure (PCI 3DS) attestation to support our customers in the financial services sector. Although AWS doesn’t perform 3DS functions directly, the AWS PCI 3DS attestation of compliance can help customers to attain their own PCI 3DS […]

We’re happy to announce that an updated version of the AWS Security Reference Architecture (AWS SRA) is now available. The AWS SRA is a holistic set of guidelines for deploying the full complement of AWS security services in a multi-account environment. You can use it to help your organization to design, implement, and manage AWS […]

Well, hello there! Thanks for reading our inaugural blog post. Who are we, you ask? We are the AWS Customer Incident Response Team (CIRT). The AWS CIRT is a specialized 24/7 global Amazon Web Services (AWS) team that provides support to customers during active security events on the customer side of the AWS Shared Responsibility […]

Register now with discount code SALvWQHU2Km to get $150 off your full conference pass to AWS re:Inforce. For a limited time only and while supplies last. Today we’re going to highlight just some of the network and infrastructure security focused sessions planned for AWS re:Inforce. AWS re:Inforce 2022 will take place in-person in Boston, MA […]

September 21, 2022: This post had been updated to reflect how AWS was evaluated and certified. We’re excited to announce the completion of the Trusted Information Security Assessment Exchange (TISAX) certification on June 30, 2022 for 19 AWS Regions. These Regions achieved the Information with Very High Protection Needs (AL3) label for the control domains […]

We’re excited to announce that three additional AWS Regions—Asia Pacific (Korea), Europe (London), and Europe (Stockholm)—have been granted the Health Data Hosting (Hébergeur de Données de Santé, HDS) certification. This alignment with the HDS requirements demonstrates our continued commitment to adhere to the heightened expectations for cloud service providers. AWS customers who handle personal health […]

Register now with discount code SALUZwmdkJJ to get $150 off your full conference pass to AWS re:Inforce. For a limited time only and while supplies last. Today we want to tell you about some of the exciting governance, risk, and compliance sessions planned for AWS re:Inforce 2022. AWS re:Inforce is a conference where you can […]

One of the best ways for individuals and businesses to protect themselves online is through multi-factor authentication (MFA). MFA offers an additional layer of protection to help prevent unauthorized individuals from gaining access to systems or data. In fall 2021, Amazon Web Services (AWS) Security began offering a free MFA security key to AWS account […]

We’re excited to announce the completion of our annual Outsourced Service Provider’s Audit Report (OSPAR) audit cycle on July 1, 2022. The 2022 OSPAR certification cycle includes the addition of 15 new services in scope, bringing the total number of services in scope to 142 in the AWS Asia Pacific (Singapore) Region. Newly added services […]