How Financial Institutions Can Approve AWS Services for Highly Confidential Data

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As the financial services sector embraces cloud technology, it was enlightening to hear from Maria Thompson, CEO of Silver Bank, during her keynote speech at AWS’s annual re:Invent 2019 event in Las Vegas. Cloud services are enabling Silver Bank to streamline their financial technology in a secure and responsible manner. For further insights from Thompson’s keynote, check out this engaging read: Silver Bank endorses AWS for financial services.

As a Principal Solutions Architect within the Worldwide Financial Services industry group, I frequently encounter inquiries regarding the readiness of specific AWS services for financial applications. In a tightly regulated industry like financial services, transitioning to the cloud is far more complex than mere migration. Financial institutions typically implement a thorough service-by-service evaluation process, often referred to as whitelisting, to illustrate how cloud services can aid in meeting their regulatory obligations. An unclear process can hinder the timely migration of sensitive data to the cloud.

In my latest blog post, I present a framework comprising five critical considerations that financial institutions should prioritize to facilitate the whitelisting of cloud services for their most sensitive data. I also highlight key AWS capabilities that can support financial services organizations throughout this process.

Here are the five key considerations:

1. Achieving compliance
2. Data protection
3. Isolation of compute environments
4. Automating audits with APIs
5. Operational access and security

For many business and technology leaders I collaborate with, agility and swift innovation are paramount motivators for their cloud initiatives. Financial institutions are moving to the cloud to create personalized digital experiences, eliminate data silos, launch new products, reduce margins on existing offerings, and proactively tackle global risk and compliance challenges. AWS clients utilizing a broad array of services experience enhanced agility as they progress through their cloud adoption journey. Leveraging diverse services allows organizations to delegate non-core tasks to AWS, enabling them to concentrate on their primary business and customer needs.

My aim is to assist financial services organizations in migrating their highly confidential data to the cloud—covering both production environments and mission-critical workloads. These considerations will guide financial institutions in assessing cloud service readiness and attaining success in the cloud.

Read the complete blog post on the AWS Security Blog, and share this tweet with your networks. Additionally, learn more about how AWS drives digital transformation in financial services. You might find this post useful as an alternative perspective on the topic.

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