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Subject: [ISN] Amazon Expands Its Cloud Services to the U.S. Military
From: InfoSec News <alerts () infosecnews ! org>
Date: 2014-08-22 12:39:32
Message-ID: alpine.DEB.2.02.1408221239170.18943 () infosecnews ! org
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http://www.defenseone.com/technology/2014/08/amazon-expands-its-cloud-services-us-military/92090/
By Frank Konkel
Nextgov.com
August 21, 2014
Amazon Web Services has become the first commercial cloud provider
authorized to handle the Defense Department's most sensitive unclassified
data.
Today's announcement that AWS has achieved a provisional authority to
operate under DOD's cloud security model at impact levels 3-5 is a major
win for the company, as it allows DOD customers to provision commercial
cloud services for the largest chunks of their data.
In technical speak, the provisional ATO granted by the Defense Information
Systems Agency means DOD customers can use AWS' GovCloud – an isolated
region entirely for U.S. government customers – through a private
connection routed to DOD's network. DOD customers can now secure AWS cloud
services through a variety of contract vehicles.
In layman's terms, AWS is the first company with the ability to take any
and all of DOD's unclassified data to the cloud.
[...]
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