AWS Authorized to Process 'NATO RESTRICTED' Information Across All NATO Member States
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AWS has been approved as a cloud provider capable of processing 'NATO RESTRICTED (NR)' information for all NATO member states.
AWS documented its compliance with the 'D32' standard and underwent an evaluation process, which was carried out by Spain's National Cryptologic Center (CCN).
NATO approved the evaluation results and made them public to all member states, allowing NATO, defense partners, and member states to use AWS Regions in their own countries to operate NR-classified workloads.
According to an AWS announcement on the 29th, AWS has been approved as a cloud provider capable of processing information classified as 'NATO RESTRICTED (NR)' for all NATO member states. This reflects the company’s compliance with NATO security requirements, which is a prerequisite for processing NR-classified information in a public cloud.
In response, AWS documented its compliance with the 'D32' standard and underwent an evaluation process. The assessment was carried out by Spain's National Cryptologic Center (CCN).
NATO then approved the evaluation results and made the approval public to all member states. NATO common security standards were applied to the approval.
Under the approval, NATO, defense partners, and member states can use AWS Regions in their own countries and operate NR-classified workloads on approved services. In addition, each member state can use the results to establish systems for processing NR information in its local AWS Region, and can proceed with its own certification process by using the existing evaluation results.
AWS said it operates 15 Regions across NATO member states, 7 of which are located on the European continent. It also said national security and defense customers can use 'AWS Trusted Secure Enclave-Sensitive Edition (AWS Trusted Secure Enclave-Sensitive Edition, TSE-SE)'.
The approval focuses on expanding the use of commercial cloud services for NATO and member states' defense and public-sector operations. To that end, the security standards were jointly verified in advance, which is expected to reduce duplicate evaluation burdens for each member state and speed up domestic certification procedures when needed, the company said.
Dylan Browne, general manager of NATO Communications and Information Agency (NCIA), said that strengthening the ability to securely use commercial technology is important for building a more resilient and agile alliance. He added that it broadens the options for adopting the latest technologies while maintaining security and resilience.
David Appel, acting vice president of AWS Global Public Sector, said the approval was the result of efforts to support defense, public-sector, and NATO-related customers and partners, and added that AWS plans to continue providing the relevant infrastructure and services to support improved resilience and interoperability for allied countries.
Source: TECHWORLD · Kim Seung-gi
Original: https://www.epnc.co.kr/news/articleView.html?idxno=407503
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