When modernizing applications, customers in regulated industries like government, financial, and research face a critical challenge: how to transform their systems while meeting strict digital sovereignty and security compliance requirements. A common misconception tied to this is that data must be moved to an AWS Region to fully use …

Amazon’s threat intelligence team has identified and disrupted a watering hole campaign conducted by APT29 (also known as Midnight Blizzard), a threat actor associated with Russia’s Foreign Intelligence Service (SVR). Our investigation uncovered an opportunistic watering hole campaign using compromised websites to redirect visitors to malicious infrastructure …

As your organization grows, the amount of data you own and the number of data sources to store and process your data across multiple Amazon Web Services (AWS) accounts increases. Enforcing consistent access controls that restrict access to known networks might become a key part in protecting your organization …

Amazon Web Services (AWS) is pleased to announce its successful completion of the NHS Data Security and Protection Toolkit (NHS DSPT) assessment audit and achieving a status of Standards Exceeded. The NHS DSPT is an assessment that allows organizations to measure their performance against the National Data Guardian’s …

Amazon Web Services (AWS) is pleased to announce the successful completion of our annual audit to renew our Payment Card Industry Three Domain Secure (PCI 3DS) certification. As part of this renewal, we have expanded the scope to include three additional AWS services and three additional AWS Regions: Newly …

Amazon Web Services (AWS) is excited to announce that 177 AWS services have achieved HITRUST certification for the 2025 assessment cycle, including the following five services which were certified for the first time: Amazon Verified Permissions AWS B2B Data Interchange AWS Payment Cryptography AWS Resource Explorer AWS Security Incident …

Security teams often need to analyze potentially malicious files, binaries, or behaviors in a tightly controlled environment. While this has traditionally been done in on-premises sandboxes, the flexibility and scalability of AWS make it an attractive alternative for running such workloads. However, conducting malware analysis in the cloud brings …

The guest data of AWS customers running on the AWS Nitro System and Nitro Hypervisor is not at risk from a new attack dubbed “L1TF Reloaded.” No additional action is required by AWS customers; however, AWS continues to recommend that customers isolate their workloads using instance, enclave, or function …

Recent security research has highlighted the importance of CI/CD pipeline configurations, as documented in AWS Security Bulletin AWS-2025-016. This post pulls together existing guidance and recommendations into one guide. Continuous integration and continuous deployment (CI/CD) practices help development teams deliver software efficiently and reliably. AWS CodeBuild provides …

As introduced in Part 1 of this series, implementing secure file sharing solutions in AWS requires a comprehensive understanding of your organization’s needs and constraints. Before selecting a specific solution, organizations must evaluate five fundamental areas: access patterns and scale, technical requirements, security and compliance, operational requirements, and …

Securely share sensitive data with time-limited, nonce-enhanced presigned URLs that prevent replay attacks, minimizing exposure risks through granular access controls and rigorous monitoring. [...]

July 30, 2025: This post has been republished to migrate the Amazon EC2 Oracle Transparent Data Encryption database encryption keystore to AWS CloudHSM using AWS CloudHSM Client SDK 5. Encrypting databases is crucial for protecting sensitive data, helping you to be aligned with security regulations and safeguarding against data …

Organizations are facing an increasing number of security threats, especially in the form of compromised user accounts. Manually monitoring and acting on suspicious activities is not only time-consuming but also prone to human error. The lack of automated responses to security incidents can lead to disastrous consequences, such as …

Amazon Web Services (AWS) has released substantial updates to its AWS User Guide to Financial Services Regulations and Guidelines in Australia to help financial services customers in Australia accelerate their use of AWS. The updates reflect the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority’s (APRA) publication of the Prudential Standard CPS …

At Amazon Web Services (AWS), security is a top priority. Maintaining data confidentiality is a substantial component of operating environment security for AWS and our customers. Though not yet available, a cryptographically relevant quantum computer (CRQC) could be used to break public key algorithms that are used today to …

Organizations face mounting challenges in building and maintaining effective security incident response programs. Studies from IBM and Morning Consult show security teams face two major challenges: over 50 percent of security alerts go unaddressed because of resource constraints and alert fatigue, while false positives consume 30 percent of investigation …

We’re excited to announce the release of our latest whitepaper, AICPA SOC 2 Compliance Guide on AWS, which provides in-depth guidance on implementing and maintaining SOC 2-aligned controls using AWS services. Building and operating cloud-native services in alignment with the AICPA’s Trust Services Criteria requires thoughtful planning …

The AWS Security Reference Architecture (AWS SRA) provides prescriptive guidance for deploying AWS security services in a multi-account environment. However, validating that your implementation aligns with these best practices can be challenging and time-consuming. Today, we’re announcing the open source release of SRA Verify, a security assessment tool …

French | German At Amazon Web Services (AWS), customer privacy and security are our top priority. We provide our customers with industry-leading privacy and security when they use the AWS Cloud anywhere in the world. In recent months, we’ve noticed an increase in inquiries about how we manage government …

When it comes to AWS authentication, relying on long-term credentials, such as AWS Identity and Access Management (IAM) access keys, introduces unnecessary risks; including potential credential exposure, unauthorized sharing, or theft. In this post, I present five common use cases where AWS customers traditionally use IAM access keys and …

Amazon Web Services (AWS) has completed its annual Collaborative Cloud Audit Group (CCAG) audit engagement with leading European financial institutions. At AWS, security remains our highest priority. As customers continue to embrace the scalability and flexibility of the cloud, we support them in evolving security, identity, and compliance into …

Amazon Web Services (AWS) is pleased to announce that the Spring 2025 System and Organization Controls (SOC) 1, 2, and 3 reports are now available. The reports cover 184 services over the 12-month period from April 1, 2024, to March 31, 2025, giving customers a full year of assurance …

Last month, we announced new sovereign controls and governance structure for the AWS European Sovereign Cloud. The AWS European Sovereign Cloud is a new, independent cloud for Europe, designed to help customers meet their evolving sovereignty needs, including stringent data residency, operational autonomy, and resiliency requirements. Launching by the …

Amazon Web Services (AWS) is pleased to announce that three new AWS services have been added to the scope of our Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS) certification: Amazon Verified Permissions AWS B2B Data Interchange AWS Resource Explorer This certification means that customers can use these services …

We’re excited to announce that AWS has completed the CyberVadis assessment of its security posture with the highest score (Mature) in all assessed areas. This demonstrates our continued commitment to meet the heightened expectations for cloud service providers. Customers can now use the 2025 AWS CyberVadis report and …