AWS VPC Encryption Controls now available in AWS GovCloud (US) Regions

AWS Launches VPC Encryption Controls in AWS GovCloud (US) Regions

AWS has introduced VPC Encryption Controls in AWS GovCloud (US) Regions to simplify auditing and enforcing encryption in transit within and across Amazon Virtual Private Clouds (VPC). This feature helps demonstrate compliance with encryption standards like HIPAA, PCI DSS, FedRAMP, and FIPS 140-2.

Key features include:

• Monitoring encryption status of traffic flows.
• Identifying VPC resources allowing plaintext traffic.
• Automatically enforcing hardware-based AES-256 encryption on traffic between multiple VPC resources.

What to do

• Turn on VPC Encryption Controls for existing VPCs.
• Monitor encryption status and identify resources allowing plaintext traffic.
• Enforce encryption across different network paths.

Source: AWS release notes

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