Compliance validation
Third-party auditors assess the security and compliance of AWS services as part of multiple AWS compliance programs. These include SOC, PCI, FedRAMP, HIPAA, and others.
AWS Security Incident Response has not been evaluated for compliance with aforementioned programs.
For a list of AWS services in scope of specific compliance
programs, see
AWS
services in scope by compliance program
You can download third-party audit reports using AWS Artifact. For more information, see Downloading reports in AWS Artifact.
Your compliance responsibility when using AWS services is determined by the sensitivity of your data, your company's compliance objectives, and applicable lAWS and regulations. AWS provides the following resources to help with compliance:
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Security and compliance quick start guides
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Architecting for HIPAA security and compliance whitepaper – This whitepaper describes how companies can use AWS to create HIPAA-compliant applications.
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AWS compliance resources
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Evaluating resources with AWS Config Rules in the AWS Config Developer Guide – AWS Config; assesses how well your resource configurations comply with internal practices, industry guidelines, and regulations.
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AWS Security Hub – This AWS service provides a comprehensive view of your security state within AWS. Security Hub uses security controls to evaluate your AWS resources and to check your compliance against security industry standards and best practices. For a list of supported services and controls, see Security Hub controls reference.
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Amazon GuardDuty – This AWS service detects potential threats to your AWS accounts, workloads, containers, and data by monitoring your environment for suspicious and malicious activities. GuardDuty can help you address various compliance requirements, like PCI DSS, by meeting intrusion detection requirements mandated by certain compliance frameworks.
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AWS Audit Manager – This AWS service helps you continuously audit your AWS usage to simplify how you manage risk and compliance with regulations and industry standards.
