AWS News Blog

Category: Security, Identity, & Compliance

New AWS Directory Service

Virtually every organization uses a directory service such as Active Directory to allow computers to join domains, list and authenticate users, and to locate and connect to printers, and other network services including SQL Server databases. A centralized directory reduces the amount of administrative work that must be done when an employee joins the organization, […]

Enhanced Identity Support for HAQM Cognito

HAQM Cognito, as you may already know, simplifies the task of authenticating users and storing, managing, and syncing their data across multiple devices. We launched Cognito this past summer with support for three public identity providers. The identity providers (Google, Facebook, and HAQM) are used to create unique Cognito identifiers (there’s also support for unauthenticated […]

Multi-Factor Authentication for HAQM WorkSpaces

HAQM WorkSpaces is a fully managed desktop computing service in the cloud. You can easily provision and manage cloud-based desktops that can be accessed from laptops, iPads, Kindle Fire, and Android tablets. Today we are enhancing WorkSpaces with support for multi-factor authentication using an on-premises RADIUS server. In plain English, your WorkSpaces users will now […]

New AWS Mobile Services

April 30, 2018: We’ve discontinued HAQM Mobile Analytics. HAQM Pinpoint now provides the analytics features that HAQM Mobile Analytics previously offered. If you’re new to Mobile Analytics, you can integrate the mobile analytics features of HAQM Pinpoint into your app. If you currently use HAQM Mobile Analytics, you can migrate to HAQM Pinpoint. The Mobile […]

AWS achieves FedRAMP Compliance

AWS has achieved FedRAMP compliance now federal agencies can save significant time, costs and resources in their evaluation of AWS! After demonstrating adherence to hundreds of controls by providing thousands of artifacts as part of a security assessment, AWS has been certified by a FedRAMP-accredited third-party assessor (3PAO) and has achieved agency ATOs (Authority to […]