Kicking off 2020 with the theme of the year – security.

In order to keep this content accurate the bulk of it has been quoted from the Cloud Security Alliance (CSA) VMware Cloud on Amazon Web Services (AWS) self assessment. The CSA define best practises for secure cloud computing environments. The full assessment can be found here under VMware Cloud on AWS. I have listed the key points from the CSA applicable to our customer use case below, any direct quotes are in blue text, alongside further information from the following must-read resources:

• VMware Cloud Services Security Overview
• VMware Cloud on AWS NSX Networking and Security eBook
• VMware Cloud on AWS Service Description
• VMware Cloud Service Offerings Terms of Service
• VMware Cloud on AWS Service Level Agreement
• AWS Data Center Controls

Introduction

This post is arranged into the following sections:

• Introduction
• Roles & Responsibilities
• Physical Security
• Security Operations Monitoring