AWS Security Blog
Exclude cipher suites at the API gateway using a Network Load Balancer security policy
In this blog post, we will show you how to use Amazon Elastic Load Balancing (ELB)—specifically a Network Load Balancer—to apply a more granular control on the cipher suites that are used between clients and servers when establishing an SSL/TLS connection with Amazon API Gateway. The solution uses virtual private cloud (VPC) endpoints (powered by […]
Faster AWS cloud connections with TLS 1.3
June 10, 2024: This blog post is updated to announce that TLS 1.3 is available on our AWS service API endpoints across each of our AWS Regions. January 12, 2024: Over 80% of AWS service API endpoints now support TLS 1.3, along with TLS 1.2. The remaining services are in progress on adding TLS 1.3 […]
Share and query encrypted data in AWS Clean Rooms
In this post, we’d like to introduce you to the cryptographic computing feature of AWS Clean Rooms. With AWS Clean Rooms, customers can run collaborative data-query sessions on sensitive data sets that live in different AWS accounts, and can do so without having to share, aggregate, or replicate the data. When customers also use the […]
A walk through AWS Verified Access policies
AWS Verified Access helps improve your organization’s security posture by using security trust providers to grant access to applications. This service grants access to applications only when the user’s identity and the user’s device meet configured security requirements. In this blog post, we will provide an overview of trust providers and policies, then walk through […]
Detect threats to your data stored in RDS databases by using GuardDuty
With Amazon Relational Database Service (Amazon RDS), you can set up, operate, and scale a relational database in the AWS Cloud. Amazon RDS provides cost-efficient, resizable capacity for an industry-standard relational database and manages common database administration tasks. If you use Amazon RDS for your workloads, you can now use Amazon GuardDuty RDS Protection to […]
Customer checklist for eIDAS regulation now available
AWS is pleased to announce the publication of a checklist to help customers align with the requirements of the European Union’s electronic identification, authentication, and trust services (eIDAS) regulation regarding the use of electronic identities and trust services. The eIDAS regulation covers electronic identification and trust services for electronic transactions in the European single market. […]
Delivering on the AWS Digital Sovereignty Pledge: Control without compromise
French | German | Italian | Spanish At AWS, earning and maintaining customer trust is the foundation of our business. We understand that protecting customer data is key to achieving this. We also know that trust must continue to be earned through transparency and assurances. In November 2022, we announced the new AWS Digital Sovereignty […]
How to scan your AWS Lambda functions with Amazon Inspector
Amazon Inspector is a vulnerability management and application security service that helps improve the security of your workloads. It automatically scans applications for vulnerabilities and provides you with a detailed list of security findings, prioritized by their severity level, as well as remediation instructions. In this blog post, we’ll introduce new features from Amazon Inspector […]
How to monitor the expiration of SAML identity provider certificates in an Amazon Cognito user pool
With Amazon Cognito user pools, you can configure third-party SAML identity providers (IdPs) so that users can log in by using the IdP credentials. The Amazon Cognito user pool manages the federation and handling of tokens returned by a configured SAML IdP. It uses the public certificate of the SAML IdP to verify the signature […]
AWS Security Profile: Tatyana Yatskevich, Principal Solutions Architect for AWS Identity
In the AWS Security Profile series, I interview some of the humans who work in AWS Security and help keep our customers safe and secure. In this profile, I interviewed Tatyana Yatskevich, Principal Solutions Architect for AWS Identity. How long have you been at AWS and what do you do in your current role? I’ve been […]









