Amazon Announces Two New Cybersecurity Initiatives Aimed To Protect Organizations and Individuals

Amazon to make its Security Awareness training available for individuals and businesses to educate and help protect against cyberattacks
AWS will offer free Multi-Factor Authentication devices to customers, providing a more secure way to protect sensitive information

August 25, 2021 05:30 PM Eastern Daylight Time

SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Today, #amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) announced two new security initiatives that will help protect organizations and individuals from increasing #cybersecurity threats. Starting in October, #amazon will make available to the public the #cybersecurity training materials it has developed to keep its employees and sensitive information safe from cyberattack. In addition, #amazon announced that it will offer qualified AWS customers a free multi-factor authentication (MFA) device designed to further secure their environments and protect their most sensitive assets from cyberattacks.

“A fundamental problem when addressing current #cybersecurity threats is education, which is why we’re excited to share our #amazon Security Awareness training for free to help organizations and individuals understand how to navigate and fight against security events,” said #steveschmidt, Chief Information Security Officer of AWS. “And by giving qualified AWS customers access to free MFA tokens, we’ve made it even easier for companies to use this powerful tool to protect their data and important technology assets.”

• Amazon Security Awareness: Social engineering is a large vector for #cybersecurity attacks. In some cases, phishing emails try to get employees to click on a link and reveal their login credentials. In other cases, phone call scams try to get people to disclose personal information. People and organizations need security training to identify and keep themselves safe from these attacks, but often, they lack the time to take hours-long training courses, even when they are available and provide the right information. #amazon has designed a digestible and succinct curriculum, used with its employees, to anticipate and educate about possible security threats. Starting in October, #amazon will offer this Security Awareness training free of charge to both organizations and individuals. Businesses and organizations can also build their own solutions on top of the #amazon training to suit their needs. The #amazon Security Awareness training courses include videos and online assessments. The materials leverage proven neuroscience and adult learning principles to enhance content retention and are regularly updated as digital attack techniques evolve.

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