Data protection

From a data protection perspective, there are a number of elements to consider when looking at best practices.

Using encryption at rest for sensitive data

Encryption is such an important part of protecting your data from being seen and read by anyone that it is not intended for. AWS offers a range of services and methods for encryption, and here are some of the key points to be made aware of in preparation for your certification.

Encryption should be used for data when both at rest and in transit, especially for sensitive data. All too often, we have seen in the media vast amounts of data that have been mistakenly exposed and customer data leaked because it was all stored in plaintext.

KMS can be used to control...