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2019

June 26, 2019 AWS Security Token Service Now Supports AWS PrivateLink in US East (Virginia), US East (Ohio), EU (Ireland), Asia Pacific (Tokyo)    
June 25, 2019 New Feature VPC Traffic Mirroring Captures and Inspects Network Traffic    
June 24, 2019 AWS Security Hub Is Now Generally Available    
June 24, 2019 AWS Control Tower Is Now Generally Available    
June 20, 2019 AWS Certificate Manager Private Certificate Authority Now Supports Root CA Hierarchies    
June 20, 2019 Amazon SQS Server-Side Encryption Is Now Available in the AWS GovCloud (US-East) Region    
June 11, 2019 AWS Secrets Manager Is Now Available in the AWS GovCloud (US-West) Region    
June 6, 2019 AWS Organizations Now Supports Tagging and Untagging of AWS Accounts    
June 6, 2019 AWS KMS Is Now Available in the AWS China (Beijing) Region and the AWS China (Ningxia) Region    
June 4, 2019 Amazon Inspector Is Now Available in the Europe (London) Region    
May 28, 2019 Introducing Fraud Detection Using Machine Learning    
May 17, 2019 AWS Asia Pacific (Seoul) Region Adds Third Availability Zone    
May 17, 2019 Amazon GuardDuty Adds Two New Threat Detections    
May 16, 2019 Spring 2019 SOC Reports Now Available with 104 Services in Scope     
May 15, 2019 AWS Asia Pacific (Mumbai) Region Adds Third Availability Zone    
May 15, 2019 AWS Firewall Manager Available in Four Additional Regions    
May 13, 2019 Create Fine-Grained Session Permissions Using AWS Identity and Access Management (IAM) Managed Policies    
May 9, 2019 Amazon GuardDuty Is Now Available in AWS Europe (Stockholm) Region    
April 30, 2019 AWS Certificate Manager Private Certificate Authority Increases Certificate Limit to One Million     
April 30, 2019 AWS WAF Security Automations Now Supports Log Analysis    
April 3, 2019 New Whitepaper: Securing Internet of Things (IoT) with AWS    
March 28, 2019 AWS Key Management Service Increases the Default Limits for Keys, Aliases, and Grants    
March 28, 2019 New Whitepaper: Achieving Operational Resilience in the Financial Sector and Beyond    
March 25, 2019 Enable Fine-Grained Permission Controls in AWS Organizations    
March 25, 2019 Use Service Control Policies to Set Permission Guardrails in Your AWS Organization    
February 8, 2019 Amazon GuardDuty Adds Three New Threat Detections    
January 31, 2019 AWS Achieves HDS Certification    
January 24, 2019 My Security Credentials Page Enables Quicker Access to Security Credentials for IAM users    
January 24, 2019 Updated Whitepaper: Aligning to the NIST Cybersecurity Framework in the AWS Cloud    
January 23, 2019 AWS Awarded PROTECTED Certification in Australia    
January 10, 2019 AWS Services Now Compliant with HIPAA, ISO, PCI, and SOC at Launch    
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2018

  December 13, 2018 New SOC 2 Report Available: Privacy  
  December 6, 2018 114 Services Now Validated against ISO 9001, 27001, 27017, and 27018  
  December 5, 2018 93 Services now Compliant with PCI Certification  
  November 28, 2018 AWS Introduces AWS Security Hub  
  November 28, 2018 AWS Introduces AWS Control Tower  
  November 25, 2018 AWS Announces First AWS Security Conference: AWS re:Inforce 2019  
  September 5, 2018 AWS Completes TISAX High Assessment  
  September 4, 2018 AWS Releases the AWS Compliance Center for Financial Services   
  August 20, 2018 Four Additional AWS Services Now Offer FIPS 140-2 Compliant End Points in AWS GovCloud (US)  
  August 13, 2018 AWS CloudHSM Audit Logs are Now Available in Amazon CloudWatch  
  July 20, 2018 AWS Publishes Updated Cyber Essentials PLUS Certification  
  July 17, 2018 Use AWS Organizations to Accept a BAA for multiple AWS Accounts  
  July 3, 2018 New PCI DSS Report Now Available, Eight Services Added in Scope  
  June 20, 2018 AWS Publishes Data Classification and Secure Cloud Adoption Whitepaper  
  May 22, 2018 AWS GDPR Data Processing Addendum – Now Part of Service Terms  
  May 15, 2018 AWS Publishes Argentina Personal Data Protection Law Disposition No.11/2006 Workbook  
  May 10, 2018 AWS Adds 11 More Services SOC Compliance Program  
  May 9, 2018 AWS Releases Physical Separation Requirement with a Logical Separation Approach Guide  
  April 4, 2018 AWS Introduces AWS Secrets Manager  
  March 26, 2018 AWS Announces that All AWS Services are GDPR ready  
  March 23, 2018 AWS Receives ENS High Certification  
  March 10, 2018 AWS KMS now offers FIPS 140-2 validated cryptographic modules  
  March 9, 2018 AWS Releases New Quick Reference Guide: Education Edition  
  February 2, 2018 AWS Releases Addressing Data Residency with AWS Whitepaper  
  January 26, 2018 AWS Adds 16 More Services to PCI DSS Compliance Program  
  January 12, 2018 AWS Announces Updated C5 Certification is Now Available with 16 Additional Services in Scope  
  January 10, 2018 AWS Launches Digital Data Center Tour  
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2017

  December 27, 2017 AWS becomes the first global cloud service provider operating in Korea to achieve K-ISMS  
  November 21, 2017 HIPAA Eligibility for Amazon EC2 Container Registry (ECR), Amazon Macie, Amazon QuickSight and AWS Managed Services  
  November 20, 2017 AWS Announces New AWS Secret Region  
  November 17, 2017 AWS Achieves FedRAMP JAB Moderate Provisional Authorization for 20 Services in the AWS US East/West Region  
  November 10, 2017 Updated AWS SOC Reports Are Now Available with 19 Additional Services in Scope  
  November 8, 2017 AWS Releases New "Navigating GDPR Compliance on AWS" Whitepaper  
  November 6, 2017 5 New Amazon S3 Encryption & Security Features  
  September 28, 2017 AD Connector, Part of AWS Directory Service, Is Now Available in the AWS EU (Frankfurt) and South America (São Paulo) Regions  
  September 21, 2017 Now Use AWS IAM to Delete a Service-Linked Role When You No Longer Require an AWS Service to Perform Actions on Your Behalf  
  September 15, 2017 AWS IAM Policy Summaries Now Help You Identify Errors and Correct Permissions in Your IAM Policies  
  September 15, 2017 Amazon Inspector Expands Security Assessment Support for RHEL 7.4  
  September 14, 2017 AWS CodeBuild Now Provides Ability To Manage Secrets  
  September 13, 2017 AWS Earns Department of Defense Impact Level 5 Provisional Authorization  
  August 31, 2017 AWS announces Descriptions for Security Group Rules  
  August 31, 2017 HIPAA Eligibility for Amazon Connect, Amazon Kinesis Streams, Amazon RDS (Maria) DB, Amazon RDS SQL Server, AWS Batch, AWS Lambda,  AWS Snowball Edge, and the Lambda@Edge feature of Amazon CloudFront  
  August 29, 2017 Amazon Virtual Private Cloud (VPC) now allows customers to expand their existing VPCs  
  August 28, 2017 Amazon EC2 Systems Manager Adds Configuration Compliance Reporting and Auto-Remediation  
  August 25, 2017 New AWS Quick Start for HIPAA Workloads  
  August 23, 2017 AWS releases new Government Handbook Series: Secure Network Connections   
  August 14, 2017 AWS announces new security service Amazon Macie   
  August 2, 2017 AWS announces new Customer Compliance Center  
  July 31, 2017 HIPAA Eligibility for Amazon EC2 Systems Manager and Amazon Inspector  
  July 24, 2017 AWS renews its Cyber Essentials Plus certification for the EU (London) and EU (Ireland) regions  
  July 14, 2017 HIPAA Eligibility for Amazon EC2 Container Service (ECS) and Amazon WorkDocs   
  June 30, 2017 AWS announces New PCI Package Available in AWS Artifact  
  June 15, 2017 AWS announces a new Auditor Learning Path specifically designed for auditing the AWS Cloud  
  June 13, 2017 AWS announces a Self-Service Business Associate Addendum available in AWS Artifact  
  June 12, 2017 AWS announces the launch of our newest AWS Competency, the Security Competency for Consulting Partners  
  June 9, 2017 HIPAA Eligibility for Amazon Simple Notification Service (SNS), Amazon WorkSpaces, and Amazon Directory Services (excluding Simple AD and AD Connector)
  
  June 8, 2017 HIPAA Eligibility for Amazon Cognito  
  May 31, 2017 HIPAA Eligibility for Amazon CloudFront, AWS WAF, AWS Shield and Amazon Virtual Private Cloud  
  May 19, 2017 New Whitepaper: AWS Response to CACP Information Storage Requirements  
  May 15, 2017 AWS announces New SOC 3 Report Available  
  May 9, 2017 New Whitepaper: Aligning to the NIST Cybersecurity Framework in the AWS Cloud    
  May 4, 2017 The AWS EU (London) Region Achieves Public Services Network (PSN) Assurance  
  April 26, 2017 More Than One Dozen AWS Cloud Services Receive Department of Defense Impact Level 4 Provisional Authorizations  
  April 25, 2017 AWS announces all AWS services will comply with the GDPR when it becomes enforceable on May 25, 2018  
  March 29, 2017 How to Use Service Control Policies in AWS Organizations to Enforce Healthcare Compliance in Your AWS Account  
  March 27, 2017 AWS Achieves FedRAMP Authorization for New Services in the AWS GovCloud (US) Region  
  March 24, 2017 HIPAA Eligibility for AWS Database Migration Service  
  March 21, 2017 Updated CJIS Workbook Now Available by Request  
  March 8, 2017 HIPAA Eligibility for Amazon API Gateway and AWS Direct Connect  
  February 13, 2017 AWS announces CISPE Membership and Compliance with First-Ever Code of Conduct for Data Protection in the Cloud  
  January 24, 2017 New SOC 2 Report Available: Confidentiality  
  January 5, 2017 AWS GovCloud (US) Region Receives a JAB-Issued FedRAMP High Baseline P-ATO for Three New Services  
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2016

  December 27, 2016 AWS Compliance publishes Canadian PIPEDA page.  
  December 12, 2016 AWS Becomes First Cloud Service Provider to Adopt German C5 Standard  
  November 30, 2016 AWS Artifact: Access AWS compliance reports on-demand directly in the console  
  November 28, 2016 HIPAA Eligibility for Amazon RDS PostgreSQL and Amazon Aurora  
  November 11, 2016 HIPAA Eligibility for AWS Snowball  
  November 11, 2016 AWS announces Updated ISO Certifications Available  
  November 11, 2016 AWS announces New SOC 3 Report Available  
  July 25, 2016 AWS Becomes First Cloud Service Provider to Adopt New PCI DSS 3.2  
  June 26, 2016 AWS Earns Department of Defense Impact Level 4 Provisional Authorization  
  June 23, 2016 AWS Achieves FedRAMP High JAB Provisional Authorization  
  June 20, 2016 New Twitter Handle Now Live: @AWSSecurityInfo  
  June 14, 2016 AWS Granted Authority to Operate for Department of Commerce and NOAA  
  May 13, 2016 AWS announces New SOC 3 Report Available  
  March 1, 2016 Announcing the GitHub AWS Config Rules Repository  
  February 29, 2016 AWS Compliance publishes CIS AWS Foundations Benchmark  
  February 2, 2016 AWS Compliance publishes Guidance for Trusted Internet Connection (TIC) Readiness on AWS  
  January 18, 2016 AWS publishes "Considerations for Using AWS Products in GxP Systems"  
  January 6, 2016 AWS publishes "Using AWS in the Context of Common Privacy and Data Protection Considerations"  
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2015

  December 4, 2015 AWS announces Updated ISO 9001:2008 Certification Available
  December 4, 2015 AWS announces Updated ISO 27001:2013 Certification Available
  November 30, 2015 AWS becomes the first U.S. cloud provider to obtain direct Multi-Level Protection Scheme (MLPS) Level 3 approval 
  November 30, 2015 AWS announces New ISO 27017 Certification
  November 16, 2015 AWS announces New SOC 3 Report Available
  October 7, 2015 AWS obtains ISO 27018 Certification
  October 7, 2015 AWS Compliance publishes Security by Design Hub Page
  October 7, 2015 AWS Compliance publishes Introduction to Security by Design Whitepaper
  October 7, 2015 AWS Compliance publishes Cybersecurity Initiative Audit Guide
  October 7, 2015 AWS Compliance publishes FFIEC Audit Guide
  September 25, 2015 Amazon Glacier Receives Third-Party Assessment for SEC Rule 17a-4(f) from Cohasset Associates
  September 22, 2015 AWS publishes CJIS Compliance Workbook
  September 3, 2015 AWS Compliance announces NIST 800-171 covered under FedRAMP Moderate security control baseline
  August 21, 2015 AWS Compliance publishes MPAA Compliance in the Cloud Hub Page
  August 17, 2015 AWS Compliance publishes Australian IRAP Compliance in the Cloud FAQ Hub Page
  August 3, 2015 AWS Compliance publishes CJIS Compliance on AWS
  August 1, 2015 AWS announces 2015 PCI Package Available
  July 23, 2015 AWS Security Blog publishes How to Address the PCI DSS Requirements for Data Encryption in Transit Using Amazon VPC
  July 8, 2015 AWS Announces Three New HIPAA-eligible Services (DynamoDB, EMR, RDS [MySQL and Oracle engines]) 
  June 26, 2015 AWS Compliance publishes Automating Governance in the AWS Cloud
  June 26, 2015 AWS Compliance publishes FedRAMP Compliance in the Cloud FAQ Hub Page
  June 25, 2015 AWS Compliance publishes CJIS (Criminal Justice Information Services) FAQ Hub Page
  June 22, 2015 AWS and Anitian publish PCI Cloud Compliance Workbook
  June 12, 2015 AWS publishes Information Request Report
  June 10, 2015 AWS Compliance publishes ASD Letter of Certification
  May 28, 2015 AWS Compliance publishes FERPA Compliance on AWS
  May 15, 2015 AWS announces New SOC 3 Report Available
  May 13, 2015 AWS Compliance publishes OCIE Cybersecurity Initiative Workbook
  April 24, 2015 AWS Compliance publishes CESG UK Cloud Security Principles
  April 17, 2015 AWS Compliance publishes Department of Defense Hub Page
  March 31, 2015 AWS publishes EU Data Protection FAQ
  March 31, 2015 AWS Compliance publishes FFIEC on AWS
  March 20, 2015 AWS Compliance publishes Data Privacy FAQ
  March 12, 2015 AWS Compliance publishes Cloud HIPAA FAQ
  February 4, 2015 AWS Compliance publishes AWS Architecture and Security Recommendations for FedRAMP Compliance 
  January 22, 2015 AWS Compliance publishes Cloud "Shared Responsibility" Video
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2014

  December 15, 2014 AWS publishes dbGaP Genomics on AWS Best Practices  
  November 6, 2014 AWS achieves ISO 9001 Certification  
  October 23, 2014 AWS Compliance releases EU Data Protection Whitepaper  
  October 20, 2014 AWS obtains IRAP Compliance  
  October 7, 2014 AWS becomes the first global cloud service provider to achieve the Singapore Multi-Tier Cloud Security Standard (MTCS SS 584) Level-3 (CSP) certification  
  September 25, 2014 AWS Compliance releases "Privacy Considerations" series of Whitepapers for Singapore, Australia, New Zealand, and Malaysia   
  August 21, 2014 AWS GovCloud earns DoD CSM Level 3-5 Provisional Authorization
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