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Tag: CIS

Announcing the AWS Blueprint for Ransomware Defense

In this post, Amazon Web Services (AWS) introduces the AWS Blueprint for Ransomware Defense, a new resource that both enterprise and public sector organizations can use to implement preventative measures to protect data from ransomware events. The AWS Blueprint for Ransomware Defense provides a mapping of AWS services and features as they align to aspects […]

Introducing the New GDPR Center and “Navigating GDPR Compliance on AWS” Whitepaper

At AWS re:Invent 2017, the AWS Compliance team participated in excellent engagements with AWS customers about the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), including discussions that generated helpful input. Today, I am announcing resulting enhancements to our recently launched GDPR Center and the release of a new whitepaper, Navigating GDPR Compliance on AWS. The resources available […]

Now Available: Videos from re:Invent 2016 Security and Compliance Sessions

Whether you want to review a Security and Compliance track session you attended at AWS re:Invent 2016 or you want to experience a session for the first time, videos from the Security and Compliance track and re:Source Mini Con for Security Services are now available. Note: Slide decks also will be available in the coming […]

Announcing Industry Best Practices for Securing AWS Resources

Today, we are happy to announce that the Center for Internet Security (CIS) has published the CIS AWS Foundations Benchmark, a set of security configuration best practices for AWS. These industry-accepted best practices go beyond the high-level security guidance already available, providing AWS users with clear, step-by-step implementation and assessment procedures. This is the first […]