AWS Security Blog

January 11, 2024: We’ve updated this post to include information about Amazon GuardDuty Runtime Monitoring for Amazon ECS clusters. If you’re looking to enhance the security of your containers on Amazon Elastic Container Service (Amazon ECS), you can begin with the six tips that we’ll cover in this blog post. These curated best practices are […]

Compliance with the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS) is critical for organizations that handle cardholder data. Achieving and maintaining PCI DSS compliance can be a complex and challenging endeavor. Serverless technology has transformed application development, offering agility, performance, cost, and security. In this blog post, we examine the benefits of using AWS […]

In December 2022, FINMA, the Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority, announced a fully revised circular called Operational risks and resilience – banks that will take effect on January 1, 2024. The circular will replace the Swiss Bankers Association’s Recommendations for Business Continuity Management (BCM), which is currently recognized as a minimum standard. The new circular […]

In this post, we demonstrate how you can use identity federation and integration between the identity provider itsme® and Amazon Cognito to quickly consume and build digital services for citizens on Amazon Web Services (AWS) using available national digital identities. We also provide code examples and integration proofs of concept to get you started quickly. […]

In this blog post, we discuss some of the benefits and considerations organizations should think through when looking at a unified and global information technology and operational technology (IT/OT) security operations center (SOC). Although this post focuses on the IT/OT convergence within the SOC, you can use the concepts and ideas discussed here when thinking […]

Health Information Trust Alliance (HITRUST) offers healthcare organizations a comprehensive and standardized approach to information security, privacy, and compliance. HITRUST Common Security Framework (HITRUST CSF) can be used by organizations to establish a robust security program, ensure patient data privacy, and assist with compliance with industry regulations. HITRUST CSF enhances security, streamlines compliance efforts, reduces […]

AWS re:Invent 2023 is fast approaching, and we can’t wait to see you in Las Vegas in November. re:Invent offers you the chance to come together with cloud enthusiasts from around the world to hear the latest cloud industry innovations, meet with Amazon Web Services (AWS) experts, and build connections. This post will highlight key […]

Today, we’re announcing a new capability for Amazon Simple Notification Service (Amazon SNS) message data protection. In this post, we show you how you can use this new capability to create custom data identifiers to detect and protect domain-specific sensitive data, such as your company’s employee IDs. Previously, you could only use managed data identifiers […]

On May 20, 2023, the Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program (FedRAMP) released the FedRAMP Rev.5 baselines. The FedRAMP baselines were updated to correspond with the National Institute of Standards and Technology’s (NIST) Special Publication (SP) 800-53 Rev. 5 Catalog of Security and Privacy Controls for Information Systems and Organizations and SP 800-53B Control Baselines for Information Systems […]

French | German | Italian | Spanish From day one, Amazon Web Services (AWS) has always believed it is essential that customers have control over their data, and choices for how they secure and manage that data in the cloud. Last year, we introduced the AWS Digital Sovereignty Pledge, our commitment to offering AWS customers […]