Risk Management for SMB Business Leaders: Guidance for Compliance on AWS

This article provides guidance for small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) on managing compliance and security risks when using AWS. It emphasizes the importance of robust cybersecurity measures to protect assets, build customer trust, and unlock business opportunities.

Specifically, the article covers:

• The National Institute of Standards and Technology's (NIST) Cybersecurity Framework (CSF) and its six core functions (Identify, Protect, Detect, Respond, Recover, Govern).
• The Institute of Internal Audit's (IIA) Three Lines Model to manage compliance: first line (risk management), second line (risk oversight), and third line (independent assurance).
• Mapping the Three Lines Model to the NIST CSF functions.
• AWS services and solutions (Control Tower, Security Hub, GuardDuty, Inspector, etc.) that align with the NIST CSF and support compliance.
• A sample use case for implementing NIST compliance using AWS services like the Landing Zone Accelerator.