AWS Publishes Independent Assessment Report for Landing Zone Accelerator C5:2020
AWS has published an independent assessment report for its Landing Zone Accelerator (LZA), evaluating its alignment with the C5:2020 cloud security criteria. The report, available on AWS Artifact, provides an independent opinion on how LZA's security baseline addresses "security in the cloud" requirements. This resource assists organizations in Germany and Europe in demonstrating compliance and accelerating their journey towards C5:2020 certification. Conducted by Schellman, the report details how LZA implements 325 security controls across eight C5:2020 control areas.
- →Independent C5:2020 Assessment Report Available
- →Accelerating C5:2020 Compliance Journeys
- →Report Scope and Content
- →LZA Compliance Workbook and Additional Resources
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- Independent C5:2020 Assessment Report Available
An independent assessment report for Landing Zone Accelerator (LZA) on AWS, evaluated by Schellman, is now available on AWS Artifact. It evaluates LZA's coverage for C5:2020 requirements, implementing nearly 200 native security controls.
- Accelerating C5:2020 Compliance Journeys
This report offers an independent opinion on how LZA's security baseline aligns with the "security in the cloud" criteria of C5:2020. It helps organizations reduce time in architecture design, evidence collection, and preparation for C5:2020 assessments by building on LZA's predefined security architecture.
- Report Scope and Content
The assessment concluded that LZA can help implement 325 security controls, aligning with technical requirements from eight C5:2020 control areas. The report describes LZA's architecture, security best practices, and scoping considerations, with an update planned for the C5:2026 revision in 2027.
- LZA Compliance Workbook and Additional Resources
Alongside the assessment report, a free LZA Compliance Workbook is available on AWS Artifact, mapping C5:2020 requirements to security implementation statements. Further guidance is accessible through the LZA Universal Configuration GitHub repository and the LZA Implementation Guide.
https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/security/landing-zone-accelerator-independent-assessment-report-for-c52020-now-available-on-aws-artifact/
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