After the SAS 70 Type II certification and the so many customer requests, Amazon AWS finally achieves the PCI DSS Level 1 Compliance certification. This certificate carries stringent validation requirements and regular audits. Therefore, Amazon’s infrastructure, data centers and services and now scrutinized! The news would definitely catch the attention of businesses operating in the Payment Card Industry.
In addition to PCI DSS Level 1 compliance, Amazon AWS achieved ISO 27001 certification. The ISO 27001/27002 standard defines security requirements and best practices for managing the company and customer information. Amazon states that the AWS ISO 27001 certification includes all AWS data centers in all regions worldwide and they have established a formal program to maintain the certification.
Information is critical to the operation and perhaps even the survival of your organization. Being certified to ISO 27001 will help you to manage and protect your valuable information assets.