AWS Security Blog

August 6, 2019: We’ve made an update to clarify use cases for VPC peering. If your organization is using software as a service (SaaS), your data is likely stored and protected by the SaaS provider. However, depending on the type of data that your organization stores and the compliance requirements that it must meet, you […]

AWS has achieved the Outsourced Service Provider Audit Report (OSPAR) attestation for 66 services in the Asia Pacific (Singapore) Region. The OSPAR assessment is performed by an independent third party auditor. AWS’s OSPAR demonstrates that AWS has a system of controls in place that meet the Association of Banks in Singapore’s Guidelines on Control Objectives […]

AWS has published a whitepaper, Preparing for the California Consumer Protection Act, to provide guidance on designing and updating your cloud architecture to follow the requirements of the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), which goes into effect on January 1, 2020. The whitepaper is intended for engineers and solution builders, but it also serves as […]

At AWS Security, continuously raising the cloud security bar for our customers is central to all that we do. Part of that work is focused on our formal compliance certifications, which enable our customers to use the AWS cloud for highly sensitive and/or regulated workloads. We see our customers constantly developing creative and innovative solutions—and […]

I recently sat down with Rustan from the Automated Reasoning Group (ARG) at AWS to learn more about the prestigious Computer Aided Verification (CAV) Award that he received, and to understand the work that led to the prize. CAV is a top international conference on formal verification of software and hardware. It brings together experts […]

We’re excited to announce the launch of dedicated security chapters in the AWS documentation for over 40 services. Security is a key component of your decision to use the cloud. These chapters can help your organization get in-depth information about both the built-in and the configurable security of AWS services. This information goes beyond “how-to.” […]

AWS scientists and engineers believe in partnering closely with the academic and research community to drive innovation in a variety of areas of our business, including cloud security. One of the ways they do this is through participating in and sponsoring scientific conferences, where leaders in fields such as automated reasoning, artificial intelligence, and machine […]

Note from July 18, 2019: We added information about AWS Certificate Manager (ACM) Private Certificate Authority (CA) to the introduction. Is your on-premises Hardware Security Module (HSM) at end-of-life? Does continued maintenance of your on-premises hardware take a lot of time and cost a lot of money? You should consider migrating your workloads to AWS […]

Twice a year, we like to share what’s been popular to let you know what everyone’s reading and so you don’t miss something interesting. One of the top posts so far this year has been the registration announcement for the re:Inforce conference that happened last week. We hope you attended or watched the keynote live […]

A big thank you to the attendees of the inaugural AWS re:Inforce conference for two successful days of cloud security learning. As you head home and look toward next steps for your organization (or if you weren’t able to attend and want to know what all the fuss was about), check out some of the […]