AWS Security Blog
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How to manage security governance using DevOps methodologies
I’ve conducted more security audits and reviews than I can comfortably count, and I’ve found that these reviews can be surprisingly open to interpretation (as much as they try not to be). Many companies use spreadsheets to explain and limit business risks, with an annual review to confirm the continued suitability of their controls. However, […]
Simplify granting access to your AWS resources by using tags on AWS IAM users and roles
Recently, AWS enabled tags on IAM principals (users and roles). The main benefit of this new feature is that you’ll be able to author a single policy to grant access to individual resources and you’ll no longer need to update your policies for each new resource that you add. In other words, you can now […]
AWS Security Profiles: Sam Elmalak, Enterprise Solutions Architect
In the weeks leading up to re:Invent, we’ll share conversations we’ve had with people at AWS who will be presenting at the event so you can learn more about them and some of the interesting work that they’re doing. How long have you been at AWS, and what do you do in your current role? […]
Use AWS Secrets Manager client-side caching libraries to improve the availability and latency of using your secrets
At AWS, we offer features that make it easier for you to follow the AWS Identity and Access Management (IAM) best practice of using short-term credentials. For example, you can use an IAM role that rotates and distributes short-term AWS credentials to your applications automatically. Similarly, you can configure AWS Secrets Manager to rotate a […]
AWS Security Profiles: Adrian Cockcroft, VP of Cloud Architecture Strategy
In the weeks leading up to re:Invent, we’ll share conversations we’ve had with people at AWS who will be presenting at the event so you can learn more about them and some of the interesting work that they’re doing. How long have you been at AWS, and what do you do in your current role? […]
AWS Security Profiles: Misty Haddox, AWS Customer Audit Manager
In the weeks leading up to re:Invent, we’ll share conversations we’ve had with people at AWS who will be presenting at the event so you can learn more about them and some of the interesting work that they’re doing. How long have you been at AWS, and what do you do in your current role? […]
AWS Security Profiles: Min Hyun, Global Lead, Growth Strategies
In the weeks leading up to re:Invent, we’ll share conversations we’ve had with people at AWS who will be presenting at the event so you can learn more about them and some of the interesting work that they’re doing. How long have you been at AWS, and what do you do in your current role? […]
AWS Security Profiles: Steven Laino, Security Architect
In the weeks leading up to re:Invent, we’ll share conversations we’ve had with people at AWS who will be presenting at the event so you can learn more about them and some of the interesting work that they’re doing. How long have you been at AWS, and what do you do in your current role? […]
AWS Security Profiles: Myles Hosford, Compliance Specialist
In the weeks leading up to re:Invent, we’ll share conversations we’ve had with people at AWS who will be presenting at the event so you can learn more about them and some of the interesting work that they’re doing. How long have you been at AWS, and what do you do in your current role? […]
Add Tags to Manage Your AWS IAM Users and Roles
We made it easier for you to manage your AWS Identity and Access Management (IAM) resources by enabling you to add tags to your IAM users and roles (also known as IAM principals). Tags enable you to add customizable key-value pairs to resources, and many AWS services support tagging of AWS resources. Now, you can […]