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New AWS whitepaper: Using AWS in the Context of Canada’s Controlled Goods Program (CGP)

Amazon Web Services (AWS) has released a new whitepaper to help Canadian defense and security customers accelerate their use of the AWS Cloud. The new guide, Using AWS in the Context of Canada’s Controlled Goods Program (CGP), continues our efforts to help AWS customers navigate the regulatory expectations of the Government of Canada’s Controlled Goods […]

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AWS achieves its second ISMAP authorization in Japan

Earning and maintaining customer trust is an ongoing commitment at Amazon Web Services (AWS). Our customers’ security requirements drive the scope and portfolio of the compliance reports, attestations, and certifications we pursue. We’re excited to announce that AWS has achieved authorization under the Information System Security Management and Assessment Program (ISMAP) program, effective from April […]

154 AWS services achieve HITRUST certification

The AWS HITRUST Compliance Team is excited to announce that 154 Amazon Web Services (AWS) services are certified for the Health Information Trust Alliance (HITRUST) Common Security Framework (CSF) v9.6 for the 2022 cycle. These 154 AWS services were audited by a third-party assessor and certified under the HITRUST CSF. The full list is now […]

AWS re:Inforce 2022: Key announcements and session highlights

September 13, 2022: This post had been updated with information about AWS Skill Builder added. AWS re:Inforce returned to Boston, MA, in July after 2 years, and we were so glad to be back in person with customers. The conference featured over 250 sessions and hands-on labs, 100 AWS partner sponsors, and over 6,000 attendees […]

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AWS CyberVadis report now available for due diligence on third-party suppliers

At Amazon Web Services (AWS), we’re continuously expanding our compliance programs to provide you with more tools and resources to perform effective due diligence on AWS. We’re excited to announce the availability of the AWS CyberVadis report to help you reduce the burden of performing due diligence on your third-party suppliers. With the increase in […]

Trusted Information Security Assessment Exchange (TISAX)

AWS achieves TISAX certification (Information with Very High Protection Needs (AL3)

September 21, 2022: This post had been updated to reflect how AWS was evaluated and certified. We’re excited to announce the completion of the Trusted Information Security Assessment Exchange (TISAX) certification on June 30, 2022 for 19 AWS Regions. These Regions achieved the Information with Very High Protection Needs (AL3) label for the control domains […]

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AWS achieves HDS certification to three additional Regions

We’re excited to announce that three additional AWS Regions—Asia Pacific (Korea), Europe (London), and Europe (Stockholm)—have been granted the Health Data Hosting (Hébergeur de Données de Santé, HDS) certification. This alignment with the HDS requirements demonstrates our continued commitment to adhere to the heightened expectations for cloud service providers. AWS customers who handle personal health […]

Top 2021 AWS service launches security professionals should review – Part 2

In Part 1 of this two-part series, we shared an overview of some of the most important 2021 Amazon Web Services (AWS) Security service and feature launches. In this follow-up, we’ll dive deep into additional launches that are important for security professionals to be aware of and understand across all AWS services. There have already […]

AWS re:Inforce 2022: Threat detection and incident response track preview

Register now with discount code SALXTDVaB7y to get $150 off your full conference pass to AWS re:Inforce. For a limited time only and while supplies last. Today we’re going to highlight just some of the sessions focused on threat detection and incident response that are planned for AWS re:Inforce 2022. AWS re:Inforce is a learning […]

AWS HITRUST Inheritance: What customers should know

As an Amazon Web Services (AWS) customer, you don’t have to assess the controls that you inherit from the AWS HITRUST Validated Assessment Questionnaire, because AWS already has completed HITRUST assessment using version 9.4 in 2021. You can deploy your environments onto AWS and inherit our HITRUST CSF certification, provided that you use only in-scope […]