Tag: Data protection

As AI and machine learning (AI/ML) become increasingly accessible through cloud service providers (CSPs) such as HAQM Web Services (AWS), new security issues can arise that customers need to address. AWS provides a variety of services for AI/ML use cases, and developers often interact with these services through different programming languages. In this blog post, […]

Every organization strives to empower teams to drive innovation while safeguarding their data and systems from unintended access. For organizations that have thousands of HAQM Web Services (AWS) resources spread across multiple accounts, organization-wide permissions guardrails can help maintain secure and compliant configurations. For example, some AWS services support resource-based policies that can be used to […]

The Spanish National Cryptologic Center (CCN) has published a new STIC guide (CCN-STIC-887 Anexo A) that provides a comprehensive template and supporting artifacts for implementing landing zones that comply with Spain’s National Security Framework (ENS) Royal Decree 311/2022 using the Landing Zone Accelerator on AWS.

As organizations continue their cloud journeys, effective data security in the cloud is a top priority. Whether it’s protecting customer information, intellectual property, or compliance-mandated data, encryption serves as a fundamental security control. This is where AWS Key Management Service (AWS KMS) steps in, offering a robust foundation for encryption key management on AWS. One […]

AWS re:Invent 2024, a learning conference hosted by HAQM Web Services (AWS) for the global cloud computing community, will take place December 2–6, 2024, in Las Vegas, Nevada, across multiple venues. At re:Invent, you can join cloud enthusiasts from around the world to hear the latest cloud industry innovations, meet with AWS experts, and build […]

HAQM Web Services (AWS) customers of various sizes across different industries are pursuing initiatives to better classify and protect the data they store in HAQM Simple Storage Service (HAQM S3). HAQM Macie helps customers identify, discover, monitor, and protect sensitive data stored in HAQM S3. However, it’s important that customers evaluate and test the capabilities […]

We continue to expand the scope of our assurance programs at HAQM Web Services (AWS) and are pleased to announce that 113 services are now certified as compliant with the Cloud Infrastructure Services Providers in Europe (CISPE) Data Protection Code of Conduct. This alignment with the CISPE requirements demonstrates our ongoing commitment to adhere to the heightened expectations for […]

April 22, 2025: This post was updated to fix a typo in the Example 2 section. A data perimeter on HAQM Web Services (AWS) is a set of preventive controls you can use to help establish a boundary around your data in AWS Organizations. This boundary helps ensure that your data can be accessed only […]

We’re pleased to announce that HAQM Web Services (AWS) demonstrated continuous compliance with the Baseline Informatiebeveiliging Overheid (BIO) Thema-uitwerking Clouddiensten while increasing the AWS services and AWS Regions in scope. This alignment with the BIO Thema-uitwerking Clouddiensten requirements demonstrates our commitment to adhere to the heightened expectations for cloud service providers. AWS customers across the Dutch public sector can […]

HAQM Web Services (AWS) is excited to announce that AWS Wickr has achieved Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program (FedRAMP) authorization at the High impact level from the FedRAMP Joint Authorization Board (JAB). FedRAMP is a U.S. government–wide program that promotes the adoption of secure cloud services by providing a standardized approach to security and […]