AWS Security Blog
Tag: Data protection
Are KMS custom key stores right for you?
October 29, 2021: AWS KMS is replacing the term customer master key (CMK) with AWS KMS key and KMS key. The concept has not changed. To prevent breaking changes, AWS KMS is keeping some variations of this term. More info. You can use the AWS Key Management Service (KMS) custom key store feature to gain […]
AWS Resources Addressing Argentina’s Personal Data Protection Law and Disposition No. 11/2006
We have two new resources to help customers address their data protection requirements in Argentina. These resources specifically address the needs outlined under the Personal Data Protection Law No. 25.326, as supplemented by Regulatory Decree No. 1558/2001 (“PDPL”), including Disposition No. 11/2006. For context, the PDPL is an Argentine federal law that applies to the protection of […]
Announcing the new AWS Certified Security – Specialty exam
Good news for cloud security experts: the AWS Certified Security — Specialty exam is here. This new exam allows experienced cloud security professionals to demonstrate and validate their knowledge of how to secure the AWS platform. About the exam The security exam covers incident response, logging and monitoring, infrastructure security, identity and access management, and […]
Validate Your IT Security Expertise with the New AWS Certified Security – Specialty Beta Exam
If you are an experienced cloud security professional, you can demonstrate and validate your expertise with the new AWS Certified Security – Specialty beta exam. This exam allows you to demonstrate your knowledge of incident response, logging and monitoring, infrastructure security, identity and access management, and data protection. Register today – this beta exam will […]
Customer Update—AWS and EU Safe Harbor
Recently, the European Court of Justice determined that the 15-year-old US-EU Safe Harbor framework is no longer valid for the transfer of personal data from the European Economic Area (EEA) to the US. At AWS, we know customers care deeply about privacy and data security; we optimize our work to get these issues right for […]
AWS Frankfurt Region Opens—AWS Highlights European Data Protection
With the AWS Frankfurt Region officially launched, we’d like to share European and data protection–specific information we’ve published to assist AWS customers who want to store content containing personal data. This information can be found in the newly released Whitepaper on EU Data Protection, a key resource available to customers who want to use AWS […]