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AWS Security Reference Architecture: A deep dive into PCI DSS compliance

AWS publishes a PCI DSS deep-dive extension to its Security Reference Architecture, offering prescriptive control mappings for organisations running payment workloads on AWS.

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Amazon Web Services (AWS) is excited to announce the publication of the AWS Security Reference Architecture (AWS SRA) Payment Card Industry (PCI) Data Security Standard (DSS) Deep Dive. This new guide extends the core AWS SRA to provide prescriptive, architecture-level guidance for organizations that store, process, or transmit cardholder data on AWS. Organizations subject to […]

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Why it matters

Enterprises processing cardholder data on AWS gain a vendor-endorsed reference architecture that can reduce the effort of PCI DSS control mapping and audit preparation.

What to do

Cross-reference the new AWS SRA PCI DSS guide with your current control matrix and close any identified architecture gaps before your next QSA assessment.

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