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Singapore financial services: new resources for customer side of the shared responsibility model

Based on customer feedback, we’ve updated our AWS User Guide to Financial Services Regulations and Guidelines in Singapore whitepaper, as well as our AWS Monetary Authority of Singapore Technology Risk Management Guidelines (MAS TRM Guidelines) Workbook, which is available for download via AWS Artifact. Both resources now include considerations and best practices for the customer […]

New whitepaper available: Architecting for PCI DSS Segmentation and Scoping on AWS

AWS has published a whitepaper, Architecting for PCI DSS Scoping and Segmentation on AWS, to provide guidance on how to properly define the scope of your Payment Card Industry (PCI) Data Security Standard (DSS) workloads running on the AWS Cloud. The whitepaper looks at how to define segmentation boundaries between your in-scope and out-of-scope resources […]

AWS Security releases IoT security whitepaper

We’ve published a whitepaper, Securing Internet of Things (IoT) with AWS, to help you understand and address data security as it relates to your IoT devices and the data generated by them. The whitepaper is intended for a broad audience who is interested in learning about AWS IoT security capabilities at a service-specific level and […]

New whitepaper: Achieving Operational Resilience in the Financial Sector and Beyond

AWS has released a new whitepaper, Amazon Web Services’ Approach to Operational Resilience in the Financial Sector and Beyond, in which we discuss how AWS and customers build for resiliency on the AWS cloud. We’re constantly amazed at the applications our customers build using AWS services — including what our financial services customers have built, […]

Updated whitepaper now available: Aligning to the NIST Cybersecurity Framework in the AWS Cloud

I’m proud to announce an updated resource that is designed to provide guidance to help your organization align to the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Cybersecurity Framework Version 1.1, which was released in 2018. The updated guide, NIST Cybersecurity Framework (CSF): Aligning to the NIST CSF in the AWS Cloud, is designed to […]

Updated data classification whitepaper, includes guidance on establishing data classification programs

Note from March 25, 2020: This post was originally published on June 20, 2018, along with the Secure Cloud Adoption: Data Classification whitepaper, which has now been refreshed with newer information. We’ve updated our post accordingly. We’re sharing an update to the Secure Cloud Adoption: Data Classification whitepaper to help customers address data classification. Data […]

Addressing Data Residency with AWS

AWS has released a new whitepaper that has been requested by many AWS customers: AWS Policy Perspectives: Data Residency. Data residency is the requirement that all customer content processed and stored in an IT system must remain within a specific country’s borders, and it is one of the foremost concerns of governments that want to […]

Introducing the New GDPR Center and “Navigating GDPR Compliance on AWS” Whitepaper

At AWS re:Invent 2017, the AWS Compliance team participated in excellent engagements with AWS customers about the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), including discussions that generated helpful input. Today, I am announcing resulting enhancements to our recently launched GDPR Center and the release of a new whitepaper, Navigating GDPR Compliance on AWS. The resources available […]

The First AWS Regional Financial Services Guide Focuses on Singapore

To help Financial Services clients address Singapore’s regulations on financial institutions in a shared responsibility environment, AWS has published the AWS User Guide to Financial Services Regulations and Guidelines in Singapore. This first-ever AWS Financial Services guide is the culmination of the work AWS has done in the last year to help customers navigate the Monetary […]