Accelerate your organization’s compliance journey with a Secure Research Environment on AWS

This article introduces AWS Secure Research Environment (SRE), a preconfigured cloud infrastructure solution designed to accelerate research compliance and help institutions meet evolving regulatory requirements.

• SRE reduces compliance deployment time from 12-14 months to under 3 months
• Supports multiple compliance frameworks: NIST SP 800-172, CMMC, HIPAA, FISMA, GDPR, ISO 27001
• Built on Landing Zone Accelerator with multi-account architecture and centralized security controls
• Researchers automatically inherit appropriate controls based on grant compliance requirements
• Enables institutions to compete for federal research grants requiring compliance certifications
• Three deployment pathways: AWS Partners, guided build, or AWS Professional Services
• Researchers access streamlined portal without managing compliance configurations directly
• Scalable architecture adapts as compliance requirements evolve without infrastructure rebuilding

The SRE helps research institutions balance rigorous compliance requirements with research agility, enabling faster grant eligibility and competitive positioning.