AWS Security Blog
Author: Craig Liebendorfer
I write for and work with other authors who write for the AWS Database Blog. I previously owned and edited the AWS Security Blog for 3+ years.
AWS HIPAA Program Update – Dedicated Instances and Hosts Are No Longer Required
Over the years, we have seen tremendous growth in the use of the AWS Cloud for healthcare applications. Our customers and AWS Partner Network (APN) Partners who offer solutions that store, process, and transmit Protected Health Information (PHI) sign a Business Associate Addendum (BAA) with AWS. As part of the AWS HIPAA compliance program, customers and […]
Now Available: Use Resource-Level Permissions to Control Access to and Permissions on Auto Scaling Resources
As of May 15, 2017, you can define AWS Identity and Access Management policies to control which Auto Scaling resources users can access and the actions users are permitted to perform on those resources. Auto Scaling helps you maintain application availability and allows you to scale your Amazon EC2 capacity up or down automatically according to conditions you […]
Manage Access to Your Amazon RDS for MySQL and Amazon Aurora Databases Using AWS IAM
Starting today, Amazon RDS enables you to use AWS Identity and Access Management (IAM) to manage database access for Amazon RDS for MySQL database instances and Amazon Aurora database clusters. By using IAM, you can manage user access to all AWS resources from a single location, without needing to manage users in the database. This includes expanding […]
Easily Tag Amazon EC2 Instances and Amazon EBS Volumes on Creation
In 2010, AWS launched resource tagging for Amazon EC2 instances and other EC2 resources. Since that launch, we have raised the allowable number of tags per resource from 10 to 50 and made tags more useful with the introduction of resource groups and Tag Editor. AWS customers use tags to track ownership, drive their cost accounting […]
Free qwikLABS Online Labs Through the End of March
To celebrate 10 years of AWS, qwikLABS is offering 95 free online labs through the end of March 2016. Here are some of the labs related to security and compliance that you can take for free while the offer is live: Introduction to AWS Identity and Access Management (IAM) Introduction to AWS Key Management Service Performing […]
How to Use External ID When Granting Access to Your AWS Resources
When you need to grant access to your AWS resources to a third party, we recommend you do so using an IAM role with external ID. In this post, Josh Bean, a programmer writer on the AWS Identity and Access Management (IAM) team, walks you through a scenario to show you how. At times, you […]