Operational Best Practices for FedRAMP Compliance in AWS GovCloud with AWS Config
AWS Cloud Operations Blog
This article discusses operational best practices for achieving FedRAMP High compliance in AWS GovCloud using AWS Config conformance packs. AWS Config allows you to continuously monitor resource configurations against security controls.
Specifically, the article covers:
- Introduction to FedRAMP High baseline and its importance for sensitive government workloads
- Details on the new FedRAMP High conformance packs (Part 1 and Part 2) tailored for AWS GovCloud
- Step-by-step guide to deploy the conformance packs in a single account or across an AWS Organization
- Setting up AWS Config aggregator for a centralized compliance view across accounts
- Integrating AWS Security Hub for consolidated security findings and automated remediations
- Conclusion highlighting the role of conformance packs as part of an overall FedRAMP compliance strategy
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