Amazon Web Services (AWS) customers of various sizes across different industries are pursuing initiatives to better classify and protect the data they store in Amazon Simple Storage Service (Amazon S3). Amazon Macie helps customers identify, discover, monitor, and protect sensitive data stored in Amazon S3. However, it’s important that customers evaluate and test the capabilities […]
Read moreAWS Network Firewall is a managed firewall service that makes it simple to deploy essential network protections for your virtual private clouds (VPCs) on AWS. Network Firewall automatically scales with your traffic, and you can define firewall rules that provide fine-grained control over network traffic. When you work with security products in a production environment, you […]
Read moreExternalized authorization for custom applications is a security approach where access control decisions are managed outside of the application logic. Instead of embedding authorization rules within the application’s code, these rules are defined as policies, which are evaluated by a separate system to make an authorization decision. This separation enhances an application’s security posture by […]
Read moreOn August 20, 2024, we announced the general availability of the new AWS CloudHSM hardware security module (HSM) instance type hsm2m.medium, referred to in this post as hsm2. This new type comes with additional features compared to the previous CloudHSM instance type hsm1.medium (hsm1). The new features include the following: Support for Federal Information Processing […]
Read moreAWS IAM Identity Center manages user access to Amazon Web Services (AWS) resources, including both AWS accounts and applications. You can use IAM Identity Center to create and manage user identities within the Identity Center identity store or to connect seamlessly to other identity sources. Organizations might change the configuration of their identity source in […]
Read moreAmazon Web Services (AWS) is excited to announce that a new Information Security Registered Assessors Program (IRAP) report (2024 H1) is now available through AWS Artifact. An independent Australian Signals Directorate (ASD) certified IRAP assessor completed the IRAP assessment of AWS in August 2024. The new IRAP report includes an additional seven AWS services that are now assessed at the […]
Read moreThe betting and gaming industry has grown into a data-rich landscape that presents an enticing target for sophisticated bots. The sensitive personally identifiable information (PII) that is collected and the financial data involved in betting and in-game economies is especially valuable. Microtransactions and in-game purchases are frequently targeted, making them an ideal case for safeguarding […]
Read moreAWS Transfer Family is a secure transfer service that lets you transfer files directly into and out of Amazon Web Services (AWS) storage services using popular protocols such as AS2, SFTP, FTPS, and FTP. When you launch a Transfer Family server, there are multiple options that you can choose depending on what you need to […]
Read moreWebsite defacement occurs when threat actors gain unauthorized access to a website, most commonly a public website, and replace content on the site with their own messages. In this blog post, we show you how to detect website defacement, and then automate both defacement verification and your defacement response by using Amazon CloudWatch Synthetics visual […]
Read moreAmazon Web Services (AWS) announces that it has successfully renewed the Portuguese GNS (Gabinete Nacional de Segurança, National Security Cabinet) certification in the AWS Regions and edge locations in the European Union. This accreditation confirms that AWS cloud infrastructure, security controls, and operational processes adhere to the stringent requirements set forth by the Portuguese government […]
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