Tag: Security Blog

In the weeks leading up to re:Invent, we’ll share conversations we’ve had with people at AWS who will be presenting, and get a sneak peek at their work. How long have you been at AWS and what do you do in your current role? I’ve been at Amazon for nearly 4 years, and at AWS […]

October 3, 2021: In the section “Step 3: Create the role for the sysadmin persona,” we’ve corrected step 1 to indicate that sign in occurs through the administrator account, rather than the member account. AWS Security Hub provides you with a comprehensive view of your security posture across your accounts in Amazon Web Services (AWS) […]

In this blog post, I show you how to offer a password-less authentication experience to your customers. To do this, you’ll allow physical security keys or platform authenticators (like finger-print scanners) to be used as the authentication factor to your web or mobile applications that use Amazon Cognito user pools for authentication. An Amazon Cognito […]

We’re excited to announce the completion of the Multi-Tier Cloud Security (MTCS) Level 3 triennial certification in September 2020. The scope was expanded to cover the United States Amazon Web Services (AWS) Regions, excluding AWS GovCloud (US) Regions, in addition to Singapore and Seoul. AWS was the first cloud service provider (CSP) to attain the […]

AWS Identity and Access Management (IAM) Access Analyzer generates comprehensive findings to help you identify resources that grant public and cross-account access. Now, you can also apply archive rules to existing findings, so you can better manage findings and focus on the findings that need your attention most. You can think of archive rules as […]

October 23: This post has been updated to utilize Duo Web v4 SDK and OIDC approach for integration with Duo two-factor authentication. Adding multi-factor authentication (MFA) reduces the risk of user account take-over, phishing, and password theft. Adding MFA while providing a frictionless sign-in experience requires you to offer a variety of MFA options that […]

We’re pleased to announce that five additional AWS services have achieved provisional authorization (P-ATO) by the Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program (FedRAMP) Joint Authorization Board (JAB). These services provide the following capabilities for the federal government and customers with regulated workloads: Enable your organization’s developers, scientists, and engineers to easily and efficiently run hundreds […]

Whether your web applications provide static or dynamic content, you can improve their performance, availability, and security by using Amazon CloudFront as your content delivery network (CDN). CloudFront is a web service that speeds up distribution of your web content through a worldwide network of data centers called edge locations. CloudFront ensures that end-user requests […]

One of the security epics core to the AWS Cloud Adoption Framework (AWS CAF) is a focus on incident response and preparedness to address unauthorized activity. Multiple methods exist in Amazon Web Services (AWS) for automating classic incident response techniques, and the AWS Security Incident Response Guide outlines many of these methods. This post demonstrates […]

The year has been a profoundly different one for us all, and like many of you, I’ve been adjusting, both professionally and personally, to this “new normal.” Here at AWS we’ve seen an increase in customers looking for secure solutions to maintain productivity in an increased work-from-home world. We’ve also seen an uptick in requests […]