AWS introduces new VPC Encryption Controls and further raises the bar on data encryption

This article announces AWS VPC Encryption Controls, a new feature enabling audit and enforcement of encryption in transit within and across Virtual Private Clouds.

• Monitor encryption status of traffic flows across VPC resources
• Identify VPC resources allowing unintentional plaintext traffic
• Automatically enforce hardware-based AES-256 encryption transparently
• Supports Fargate, Network Load Balancers, and Application Load Balancers
• Helps meet HIPAA and PCI DSS compliance standards
• Generate audit logs for compliance reporting and demonstration
• Available across 26 AWS Commercial regions globally

VPC Encryption Controls simplifies encryption management by enabling centralized monitoring, enforcement, and compliance demonstration across VPC network paths.