AWS Guide: Access Governance, Security, Compliance & Roles [2024]

Managing access rights and security protocols in Amazon Web Services (AWS) can be complex due to its sprawling environment, dynamic nature, and principle of least privilege. AWS access governance involves overseeing policies and procedures that determine how cloud identities are managed and granted access to resources. Common challenges include complexity, dynamism, maintaining the principle of least privilege, auditing and compliance, and cross-account access and federated identities. Despite its security measures, users often face challenges securing their AWS environments due to complexity, maintaining security at scale, advanced threat landscape, and misunderstandings about the shared responsibility model. Ensuring compliance in AWS means navigating a complex landscape of regulatory requirements and industry standards. Roles in AWS help organizations delegate permissions among AWS services and users across different accounts without sharing access keys. Veza provides a comprehensive AWS access governance, security, and compliance solution by simplifying IAM management, automating monitoring for policy violations, ensuring visibility into permissions and access rights, and proactive compliance management.