AWS Security Blog
Tag: AWS Backup
The anatomy of ransomware event targeting data residing in Amazon S3
Ransomware events have significantly increased over the past several years and captured worldwide attention. Traditional ransomware events affect mostly infrastructure resources like servers, databases, and connected file systems. However, there are also non-traditional events that you may not be as familiar with, such as ransomware events that target data stored in Amazon Simple Storage Service […]
Top 2021 AWS service launches security professionals should review – Part 2
In Part 1 of this two-part series, we shared an overview of some of the most important 2021 Amazon Web Services (AWS) Security service and feature launches. In this follow-up, we’ll dive deep into additional launches that are important for security professionals to be aware of and understand across all AWS services. There have already […]
Top 10 security best practices for securing backups in AWS
Security is a shared responsibility between AWS and the customer. Customers have asked for ways to secure their backups in AWS. This post will guide you through a curated list of the top ten security best practices to secure your backup data and operations in AWS. While this blog post focuses on backup data and […]
17 additional AWS services authorized for DoD workloads in the AWS GovCloud Regions
I’m pleased to announce that the Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) has authorized 17 additional Amazon Web Services (AWS) services and features in the AWS GovCloud (US) Regions, bringing the total to 105 services and major features that are authorized for use by the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD). AWS now offers additional services to […]