Navigating Cloud Security: An Insight into the Reserve Bank of New Zealand’s Cyber Resilience Guidance
The Reserve Bank of New Zealand (RBNZ) has released guidance on cyber resilience, emphasizing the advantages for RBNZ-regulated financial entities in New Zealand (NZ) transitioning to cloud environments. This shift is encouraged as long as it is approached with care; organizations must comprehend and manage the associated risks effectively. For a comprehensive understanding of this topic, you can explore another blog post here.
Utilizing Security Hub for Enhanced S3 Resource Management
By Emily Carter
Published on 18 JUL 2022
Category: Intermediate (200), Security, Identity, & Compliance
Organizations are experiencing an explosive growth in data within their AWS ecosystems, leading to increased operational complexities and a pressing need to safeguard sensitive information. If security teams are required to manually assess and address these risks, it could necessitate a large workforce or result in inefficiencies. For further insights, visit this authority on the topic.
TISAX Certification Achieved by AWS
By Robert Smith
Published on 15 JUL 2022
Category: Announcements, Security, Identity, & Compliance
We are pleased to share that AWS has successfully obtained the Trusted Information Security Assessment Exchange (TISAX) certification as of June 30, 2022, for 19 AWS Regions. This certification indicates compliance with the Information with Very High Protection Needs (AL3) standards across various control domains.
HDS Certification Expansion
By Sarah Lee
Published on 15 JUL 2022
Category: Announcements, Security, Identity, & Compliance
AWS is excited to announce that three additional Regions—Asia Pacific (Korea), Europe (London), and Europe (Stockholm)—have achieved the Health Data Hosting (HDS) certification. This certification affirms our dedication to meeting strict requirements set for cloud services, essential for clients handling personal health data. For a further breakdown, see this excellent resource.
AWS re:Inforce 2022: Governance, Risk, and Compliance Sessions Overview
By David Brown and Lisa White
Published on 11 JUL 2022
Category: Announcements, AWS re:Inforce, Events, Security, Identity, & Compliance
We invite you to register with discount code SALUZwmdkJJ for a $150 discount on your full conference pass to AWS re:Inforce. This conference will showcase exciting governance, risk, and compliance sessions that are a must for professionals in the field.
Free MFA Security Key for Eligible Customers
By Jessica Green
Published on 11 JUL 2022
Category: Announcements, Foundational (100), Security, Identity, & Compliance
To bolster online security for individuals and organizations, multi-factor authentication (MFA) is vital. This additional security layer helps prevent unauthorized access. AWS Security has begun offering a free MFA security key to eligible AWS account holders.
OSPAR 2022 Report Now Released with Expanded Service Scope
By Michael Turner
Published on 07 JUL 2022
Category: Announcements, Security, Identity, & Compliance
We are excited to announce the completion of our annual Outsourced Service Provider’s Audit Report (OSPAR) audit cycle, finalized on July 1, 2022. This year, 15 new services were added, raising the total to 142 services within the AWS Asia Pacific (Singapore) Region.
IAM Roles Anywhere: Extend IAM Capabilities Beyond AWS
By Kevin Walker
Published on 06 JUL 2022
Category: AWS Identity and Access Management (IAM), Intermediate (200), Security, Identity, & Compliance
AWS Identity and Access Management (IAM) has introduced IAM Roles Anywhere, allowing users to extend IAM roles to workloads outside of AWS. This feature enhances flexibility and security for various operational needs.
Highlighting Important AWS Security Service Launches from 2021 – Part 2
By Laura Mitchell and James Anderson
Published on 06 JUL 2022
Category: Security, Identity, & Compliance
In this follow-up to our earlier post, we delve into additional significant AWS security service and feature launches from 2021 that security professionals should be aware of.
2022 H1 IRAP Report Available on AWS Artifact
By Christopher Young
Published on 05 JUL 2022
Category: Announcements, Foundational (100), Security, Identity, & Compliance
We are pleased to announce that the 2022 first half IRAP report is now accessible on AWS Artifact, offering valuable insights into our compliance framework.
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