Amazon Web Services Data Security
Comprehensive guides for securing your AWS environment, detecting sensitive data, and maintaining compliance across your cloud infrastructure and data services.
AWS Security Guides
35 guides available for AWS
AWS Analytics Data Detection
Learn how to detect analytics data in AWS environments. Follow step-by-step guidance for GDPR compliance.
AWS API Keys & Secrets Detection
Learn how to detect API keys, secrets, and tokens in AWS environments. Follow step-by-step guidance for SOC 2 compliance.
AWS Audit Log Detection
Learn how to detect audit logs across AWS environments. Follow step-by-step guidance for SOC 2 compliance.
AWS Configuration Files Detection
Learn how to detect configuration files in AWS environments. Follow step-by-step guidance for NIST 800-53 compliance and configuration management security.
AWS Customer Data Detection
Learn how to detect customer data across AWS environments. Follow step-by-step guidance for GDPR compliance and data protection.
AWS Employee Data Detection
Learn how to detect employee data in AWS environments. Follow step-by-step guidance for GDPR compliance.
AWS Financial Records Detection
Learn how to detect financial records in AWS environments. Follow step-by-step guidance for PCI-DSS compliance.
AWS Password Detection
Learn how to detect passwords and credentials in AWS environments. Follow step-by-step guidance for PCI-DSS compliance.
AWS PHI Detection
Learn how to detect protected health information (PHI) in AWS environments. Follow step-by-step guidance for HIPAA compliance and secure healthcare data management.
AWS PII Detection
Learn how to detect personally identifiable information (PII) in AWS environments. Follow step-by-step guidance for GDPR compliance.
AWS Unstructured Data Detection
Learn how to detect unstructured data in AWS environments. Follow step-by-step guidance for GDPR compliance and data security.
AWS Analytics Data Exposure Remediation
Learn how to fix analytics data exposure in AWS environments. Follow step-by-step guidance for GDPR compliance and data protection.
AWS API Keys / Secrets / Tokens Exposure Remediation
Learn how to fix exposed API keys, secrets, and tokens in AWS environments. Follow step-by-step guidance for PCI-DSS compliance and secure remediation.
AWS Audit Log Exposure Remediation
Learn how to fix exposed audit logs in AWS environments. Follow step-by-step guidance for SOC 2 compliance and secure log management.
AWS Configuration Files Exposure Remediation
Learn how to fix exposure of configuration files in AWS environments. Follow step-by-step guidance for PCI-DSS compliance and security best practices.
AWS Customer Data Exposure Remediation
Learn how to fix customer data exposures in AWS environments. Follow step-by-step guidance for GDPR compliance and secure remediation.
AWS Employee Data Exposure Remediation
Learn how to fix employee data exposures in AWS environments. Follow step-by-step guidance for GDPR compliance and secure remediation.
AWS Financial Records Exposure Remediation
Learn how to fix exposure of financial records in AWS environments. Follow step-by-step guidance for PCI-DSS compliance and secure remediation.
AWS Password Exposure Remediation
Learn how to fix password exposures in AWS environments. Follow step-by-step guidance for PCI-DSS compliance.
AWS PCI Data Exposure Remediation
Learn how to fix PCI data exposure in AWS environments. Follow step-by-step guidance for PCI-DSS compliance and secure payment data.
AWS PHI Exposure Remediation
Learn how to fix exposed Protected Health Information (PHI) in AWS environments. Follow step-by-step guidance for HIPAA compliance.
AWS PII Exposure Remediation
Learn how to fix PII exposure in AWS environments. Follow step-by-step guidance for GDPR compliance and automated remediation.
AWS Unstructured Data Exposure Remediation
Learn how to fix exposure of unstructured data in AWS environments. Follow step-by-step guidance for GDPR compliance and data security.
AWS Analytics Data Prevention
Learn how to prevent exposure of analytics data in AWS environments. Follow step-by-step guidance for PCI-DSS compliance.
AWS API Keys & Secrets Prevention
Learn how to prevent exposure of API keys, secrets, and tokens in AWS environments. Follow step-by-step guidance for NIST 800-53 compliance.
AWS Audit Logs Exposure Prevention
Learn how to prevent exposure of audit logs in AWS environments. Follow step-by-step guidance for FedRAMP compliance.
AWS Configuration Files Exposure Prevention
Learn how to prevent exposure of configuration files in AWS environments. Follow step-by-step guidance for SOC 2 compliance.
AWS Customer Data Exposure Prevention
Learn how to prevent customer data exposure in AWS environments. Follow step-by-step guidance for GDPR compliance and data protection.
AWS Employee Data Exposure Prevention
Learn how to prevent exposure of employee data in AWS environments. Follow step-by-step guidance for GDPR compliance and data protection.
AWS Financial Records Protection
Learn how to prevent exposure of financial records in AWS environments. Follow step-by-step guidance for PCI-DSS compliance.
AWS Password Exposure Prevention
Learn how to prevent password exposure in AWS environments. Follow step-by-step guidance for PCI-DSS compliance and secure credential management.
AWS PCI Data Exposure Prevention
Learn how to prevent exposure of PCI data in AWS environments. Follow step-by-step guidance for PCI-DSS compliance and data protection.
AWS PHI Exposure Prevention
Learn how to prevent exposure of Protected Health Information (PHI) in AWS environments. Follow step-by-step guidance for HIPAA compliance.
AWS PII Exposure Prevention
Learn how to prevent PII exposure in AWS environments. Follow step-by-step guidance for GDPR compliance and data protection.
AWS Unstructured Data Exposure Prevention
Learn how to prevent exposure of unstructured data in AWS environments. Follow step-by-step guidance for GDPR compliance and data protection.
What is Amazon Web Services?
Amazon Web Services (AWS) is the world's most comprehensive cloud platform, offering over 200 fully featured services from data centers globally. AWS provides on-demand computing resources, storage, databases, analytics, machine learning, and security services with pay-as-you-go pricing.
Data & Storage Services
- Amazon S3 for object storage
- Amazon RDS for relational databases
- Amazon Redshift for data warehousing
- AWS Glue for ETL and data catalog
Analytics & ML
- Amazon EMR for big data processing
- Amazon SageMaker for machine learning
- Amazon Athena for serverless analytics
- Amazon QuickSight for business intelligence
Security & Compliance
- AWS Identity and Access Management (IAM)
- AWS CloudTrail for audit logging
- Amazon Macie for data discovery and protection
- AWS Config for compliance monitoring
Data Security Concerns
AWS environments present unique security challenges due to their vast service ecosystem, complex IAM configurations, and distributed data storage patterns. Understanding these risks is critical for maintaining comprehensive data protection.
IAM Complexity & Over-Permissions
Complex IAM policies can lead to excessive permissions and privilege escalation risks.
- Overly broad S3 bucket policies
- Cross-service role assumptions
- Unused or dormant access keys
- Resource-based policy conflicts
Data Exposure & Misconfigurations
Misconfigured services can lead to unintended data exposure across AWS resources.
- Public S3 buckets with sensitive data
- Unencrypted RDS instances
- Publicly accessible databases
- Insecure API Gateway endpoints
Multi-Service Data Sprawl
Data replication across numerous AWS services creates visibility and governance challenges.
- PII scattered across multiple services
- Unclassified data in CloudWatch logs
- Backup data without proper encryption
- Cross-region data replication risks
Who Are These Guides For?
These AWS-specific guides are designed for security professionals working with Amazon's cloud infrastructure and data services.
Cloud Security Engineers
- Implement AWS security best practices
- Configure Amazon Macie for data discovery
- Set up CloudTrail and GuardDuty monitoring
- Manage IAM policies and access controls
DevOps & Infrastructure Teams
- Secure AWS infrastructure deployments
- Implement encryption across AWS services
- Configure VPC security and network controls
- Monitor resource configurations with Config
Compliance & Risk Teams
- Ensure regulatory compliance in AWS
- Audit access patterns across AWS services
- Document security and governance frameworks
- Prepare for compliance assessments and audits
Cyera for Amazon Web Services
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