AWS Receives NATO Approval for Handling Restricted Cloud Workloads
Amazon Web Services (AWS) has secured approval from the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) to manage NATO Restricted information within its cloud infrastructure in regions located across member nations. This authorization makes AWS the first cloud provider to achieve such a designation. The approval encompasses the use of various AWS services for NATO Restricted workloads by NATO itself, individual member governments, and defense industry partners. AWS currently operates 15 regions within NATO member countries, including seven in mainland Europe, where these approved services can be utilized. The security requirements for public cloud environments handling NATO Restricted information are outlined in NATO D32, and AWS demonstrated its compliance with these standards during the approval process. Spain's National Cryptographic Centre played a role in evaluating AWS's capabilities, leading to NATO's subsequent approval and making these capabilities available to member nations. While NATO has granted thi...
