Overview
The European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) protects European Union data subjects’ fundamental right to privacy and the protection of personal data. It introduces robust requirements that will raise and harmonize standards for data protection, security, and compliance.
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In addition to our own compliance, AWS is committed to offering services and resources to our customers to help them comply with GDPR requirements that may apply to their activities. New features are launched regularly, and AWS has 500+ features and services focused on security and compliance.
Podcast: Enabling GDPR with AWS Key Management Service (KMS)
Chart: AWS Service Capabilities for GDPR
Blog: AWS GDPR Data Processing Addendum – Now Part of Service Terms
Blog: How AWS Supports Customers and APN Partners on the Journey to GDPR Compliance
Blog: The AWS Shared Responsibility Model and GDPR
GDPR Enablement in Your AWS Environment
AWS provides specific features and services which customers can leverage as they seek to comply with the GDPR.
Encryption
Monitoring and Logging
Get an overview about activities on your AWS resources:
- Asset Management and Configuration with AWS Config
- Auditing and security analytics with AWS CloudTrail
- Detailed information about flows in the network through Amazon VPC-FlowLogs
- Rule-based configuration checks and actions with AWS Config Rules
- Filtering and monitoring of HTTP access to applications with AWS WAF functions in AWS CloudFront
Access Control
Data Privacy
Security by Design
Certifications and Programs
AWS Service Capabilities
AWS services are GDPR ready and feature capabilities that may enable customer GDPR readiness
Leverage AWS Services
Amazon Macie
Proactively protect Personally identifiable information (PII) and know when it moves.
AWS Identity and Access Management (IAM)
Create and manage AWS users and groups, and use permissions to allow and deny their access to AWS resources.
AWS Config
Simplify compliance auditing, security analysis, change management, and operational troubleshooting.
Amazon Inspector
Define standards and best practices for your applications and validate adherence to these standards.
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Amazon GuardDuty
Intelligent threat detection and continious monitoring to protect your AWS accounts and workloads.
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AWS Key Management Service (KMS)
Easily create and control the keys used to encrypt your data.