Amazon has announced two security initiatives that will help protect organisations and individuals from increasing cybersecurity threats. From October, it will make training materials it developed to keep its employees and sensitive information safe from cyberattacks available to the public.
In addition, Amazon will offer qualified Amazon Web
Services (AWS) customers a free multi-factor authentication (MFA) device
designed to further secure their environments and protect their most sensitive
assets from cyberattacks.
The training materials were designed as a digestible and
succinct curriculum, including videos and online assessments. The materials
follow proven neuroscience and adult learning principles to enhance content
retention and are regularly updated as digital attack techniques evolve.
Businesses and organisations can build their own solutions on top of the
training to suit their needs.
For highly sensitive information (such as personal documents, proprietary customer information and companies’ technology infrastructure assets), stronger tools are needed to protect the data.
AWS customers with access to the AWS Management Console can authenticate themselves by typing their passwords and then simply touching the MFA security token plugged into their computer’s USB port. The free MFA token adds a layer of security to protect against phishing, session hijacking, man-in-the-middle and malware attacks. The device can also be used to safely access multiple AWS accounts and other token-enabled applications such as GitHub, Gmail and Dropbox.