Amazon Web Services received the first Department of Defense Provisional Authorization under the DoD Cloud Security Model’s at security impact levels 3-5.
This enables DoD customers to implement a wide range of DoD requirements necessary to protect their data at these levels, including AWS Direct Connect routing to the DoD’s network, comprehensive computer network defense coverage, and Common Access Card (CAC) integration.
AWS previously received a DoD Provisional Authorization for security impact levels 1-2.
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- In March, AWS announced its compliance with security impact levels 1-2 for all AWS Regions in the US, demonstrating adherence to hundreds of controls.
