AWS Security Blog

AWS Security Profiles: Henrik Johansson, Principal, Office of the CISO

In the weeks leading up to re:Invent, we’ll share conversations we’ve had with people at AWS who will be presenting at the event so you can learn more about them and some of the interesting work that they’re doing. How long have you been at AWS, and what do you do in your current role? […]

AWS Security Profiles: Sam Koppes, Senior Product Manager

In the weeks leading up to re:Invent, we’ll share conversations we’ve had with people at AWS who will be presenting at the event so you can learn more about them and some of the interesting work that they’re doing. How long have you been at AWS, and what do you do in your current role? […]

AWS Security Profiles: Alana Lan, Software Development Engineer; Shane Xu, Technical Program Manager

In the weeks leading up to re:Invent, we’ll share conversations we’ve had with people at AWS who will be presenting at the event so you can learn more about them and some of the interesting work that they’re doing. How long have you been at AWS, and what do you do in your current role? […]

AWS Security Profiles: Matt Bretan, Principal Manager, AWS Professional Services

In the weeks leading up to re:Invent, we’ll share conversations we’ve had with people at AWS who will be presenting at the event so you can learn more about them and some of the interesting work that they’re doing. How long have you been at AWS, and what do you do in your current role? […]

How federal agencies can leverage AWS to extend CDM programs and CIO Metric Reporting

Continuous Diagnostics and Mitigation (CDM), a U.S. Department of Homeland Security cybersecurity program, is gaining new visibility as part of the federal government’s overall focus on securing its information and networks. How an agency performs against CDM will soon be regularly reported in the updated Federal Information Technology Acquisition Reform Act (FITARA) scorecard. That’s in […]

AWS Security Profiles: Phil Rodrigues, Principal Security Solutions Architect

In the weeks leading up to re:Invent, we’ll share conversations we’ve had with people at AWS who will be presenting at the event so you can learn more about them and some of the interesting work that they’re doing. How long have you been at AWS, and what do you do in your current role? […]

AWS Security Profiles: Ken Beer, General Manager, AWS Key Management Service

In the weeks leading up to re:Invent, we’ll share conversations we’ve had with people at AWS who will be presenting at the event so you can learn more about them and some of the interesting work that they’re doing. How long have you been at AWS, and what do you do in your current role? […]

AWS Security Profiles: Nihar Bihani, Senior Manager; Jeff Lyon, Systems Development Manager

In the weeks leading up to re:Invent, we’ll share conversations we’ve had with people at AWS who will be presenting at the event so you can learn more about them and some of the interesting work that they’re doing. How long have you been at AWS, and what do you do in your current role? […]

How to automate replication of secrets in AWS Secrets Manager across AWS Regions

Assume that you make snapshot copies or read-replicas of your RDS databases in a secondary or backup AWS Region as a best practice. By using AWS Secrets Manager, you can store your RDS database credentials securely using AWS KMS Customer Master Keys, otherwise known as CMKs. AWS Key Management Service (AWS KMS) ensures secrets are […]

Fall 2018 SOC reports now available with 73 services in scope

Seventy-three. That’s the number of AWS services now available to our customers under our System and Organizational Controls (SOC) 1, 2, and 3 audits, with 11 additional services included during this most recent audit cycle. The SOC reports are now available to you on demand in the AWS Management Console. The SOC 3 report can […]