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How to use WhatsApp to send Amazon Cognito notification messages
While traditional channels like email and SMS remain important, businesses are increasingly exploring alternative messaging services to reach their customers more effectively. In recent years, WhatsApp has emerged as a simple and effective way to engage with users. According to statista, as of 2024, WhatsApp is the most popular mobile messenger app worldwide and has […]
How to enforce a security baseline for an AWS WAF ACL across your organization using AWS Firewall Manager
Most organizations prioritize protecting their web applications that are exposed to the internet. Using the AWS WAF service, you can create rules to control bot traffic, help prevent account takeover fraud, and block common threat patterns such as SQL injection or cross-site scripting (XSS). Further, for those customers managing multi-account environments, it is possible to […]
How Amazon Security Lake is helping customers simplify security data management for proactive threat analysis
Centralize visibility across hybrid environments for streamlined incident response, optimized log retention, and proactive threat detection. Use AI-driven enhancements for automated investigations.
AWS achieves Spain’s ENS High 311/2022 certification across 172 services
Amazon Web Services (AWS) has recently renewed the Esquema Nacional de Seguridad (ENS) High certification, upgrading to the latest version regulated under Royal Decree 311/2022. The ENS establishes security standards that apply to government agencies and public organizations in Spain and service providers on which Spanish public services depend. This security framework has gone through […]
AWS is issued a renewed certificate for the BIO Thema-uitwerking Clouddiensten with increased scope
We’re pleased to announce that Amazon 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 […]
Authorize API Gateway APIs using Amazon Verified Permissions with Amazon Cognito or bring your own identity provider
August 9, 2024: This post has been updated to reflect a new feature in Amazon Verified Permissions that supports OpenID Connect (OIDC) compliant identity providers as identity source Externalizing authorization logic for application APIs can yield multiple benefits for Amazon Web Services (AWS) customers. These benefits can include freeing up development teams to focus on […]
Using Amazon Verified Permissions to manage authorization for AWS IoT smart home applications
This blog post introduces how manufacturers and smart appliance consumers can use Amazon Verified Permissions to centrally manage permissions and fine-grained authorizations. Developers can offer more intuitive, user-friendly experiences by designing interfaces that align with user personas and multi-tenancy authorization strategies, which can lead to higher user satisfaction and adoption. Traditionally, implementing authorization logic using […]
2023 ISO 27001 certificate available in Spanish and French, and 2023 ISO 22301 certificate available in Spanish
French » Spanish » Amazon Web Services (AWS) is pleased to announce that a translated version of our 2023 ISO 27001 and 2023 ISO 22301 certifications are now available: The 2023 ISO 27001 certificate is available in Spanish and French. The 2023 ISO 22301 certificate is available in Spanish. Translated certificates are available to customers […]
How the unique culture of security at AWS makes a difference
Our customers depend on Amazon Web Services (AWS) for their mission-critical applications and most sensitive data. Every day, the world’s fastest-growing startups, largest enterprises, and most trusted governmental organizations are choosing AWS as the place to run their technology infrastructure. They choose us because security has been our top priority from day one. We designed […]
Winter 2023 SOC 1 report now available in Japanese, Korean, and Spanish
Japanese | Korean | Spanish We continue to listen to our customers, regulators, and stakeholders to understand their needs regarding audit, assurance, certification, and attestation programs at Amazon Web Services (AWS). We are pleased to announce that for the first time an AWS System and Organization Controls (SOC) 1 report is now available in Japanese […]