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AWS Network Firewall Geographic IP Filtering launch

AWS Network Firewall is a managed service that provides a convenient way to deploy essential network protections for your virtual private clouds (VPCs). In this blog post, we discuss Geographic IP Filtering, a new feature of Network Firewall that you can use to filter traffic based on geographic location and meet compliance requirements. Customers with […]

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Threat modeling your generative AI workload to evaluate security risk

As generative AI models become increasingly integrated into business applications, it’s crucial to evaluate the potential security risks they introduce. At AWS re:Invent 2023, we presented on this topic, helping hundreds of customers maintain high-velocity decision-making for adopting new technologies securely. Customers who attended this session were able to better understand our recommended approach for […]

How to build a Security Guardians program to distribute security ownership

Welcome to the second post in our series on Security Guardians, a mechanism to distribute security ownership at Amazon Web Services (AWS) that trains, develops, and empowers builder teams to make security decisions about the software that they create. In the previous post, you learned the importance of building a culture of security ownership to […]

New whitepaper available: Building security from the ground up with Secure by Design

Developing secure products and services is imperative for organizations that are looking to strengthen operational resilience and build customer trust. However, system design often prioritizes performance, functionality, and user experience over security. This approach can lead to vulnerabilities across the supply chain. As security threats continue to evolve, the concept of Secure by Design (SbD) […]

Application Security at re:Inforce 2024

Application Security at re:Inforce 2024

Join us in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on June 10–12, 2024, for AWS re:Inforce, a security learning conference where you can enhance your skills and confidence in cloud security, compliance, identity, and privacy. As an attendee, you will have access to hundreds of technical and non-technical sessions, an Expo featuring Amazon Web Services (AWS) experts and AWS […]

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The art of possible: Three themes from RSA Conference 2024

RSA Conference 2024 drew 650 speakers, 600 exhibitors, and thousands of security practitioners from across the globe to the Moscone Center in San Francisco, California from May 6 through 9. The keynote lineup was diverse, with 33 presentations featuring speakers ranging from WarGames actor Matthew Broderick, to public and private-sector luminaries such as Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security […]

How AWS built the Security Guardians program, a mechanism to distribute security ownership

How AWS built the Security Guardians program, a mechanism to distribute security ownership

Product security teams play a critical role to help ensure that new services, products, and features are built and shipped securely to customers. However, since security teams are in the product launch path, they can form a bottleneck if organizations struggle to scale their security teams to support their growing product development teams. In this […]

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A sneak peek at the application security sessions for re:Inforce 2023

A full conference pass is $1,099. Register today with the code secure150off to receive a limited time $150 discount, while supplies last. AWS re:Inforce is a security learning conference where you can gain skills and confidence in cloud security, compliance, identity, and privacy. As a re:Inforce attendee, you have access to hundreds of technical and non-technical sessions, an Expo […]

How to use granular geographic match rules with AWS WAF

How to use granular geographic match rules with AWS WAF

In November 2022, AWS introduced support for granular geographic (geo) match conditions in AWS WAF. This blog post demonstrates how you can use this new feature to customize your AWS WAF implementation and improve the security posture of your protected application. AWS WAF provides inline inspection of inbound traffic at the application layer. You can […]

How to deploy AWS Network Firewall by using AWS Firewall Manager

AWS Network Firewall helps make it easier for you to secure virtual networks at scale inside Amazon Web Services (AWS). Without having to worry about availability, scalability, or network performance, you can now deploy Network Firewall with the AWS Firewall Manager service. Firewall Manager allows administrators in your organization to apply network firewalls across accounts. […]