Topic — Security & Compliance
Security & Compliance
Public-sector institutional perspective on security & compliance across cloud infrastructure and CMS operations. Curated articles from the eWay Corp insights archive.
13 articles
The AWS Shared Responsibility Gap: What Government IT Directors Are Still Getting Wrong
Most government agencies running AWS understand that Amazon secures the physical infrastructure. What they consistently underestimate is what sits above the hypervisor — and who is responsible for it when something goes wrong.
Cloud Security Compliance for Public Sector: What Shared Responsibility Actually Means
Cloud security compliance in public-sector contexts requires understanding what the cloud provider's authorization covers, what the institution's authorization has to cover, and the operational practice that produces audit evidence on a continuous basis.
AWS Continuity of Government IT: How CGIT Supports Institutional Resilience
AWS launched the Continuity of Government IT program at re:Invent 2022 with a tiered approach to operational resilience. For agencies whose continuity planning is dominated by paper documents rather than tested operational reality, the program is structurally useful.
Azure Shared Responsibility: What CSP Customers Own Above the Hypervisor
Microsoft manages the physical infrastructure and hypervisor. Everything above it (OS patching, IAM, network configuration, application security) is yours. Most organizations operating Azure through a CSP don't have operational ownership of any of it.
Cloud Computing Security Practices for Public-Sector Workloads
Cloud computing security is operationally different from on-premises security. Public-sector workloads require seven specific practices that account for the shared responsibility model and the audit posture compliance frameworks expect.
Cloud Security Challenges in Public-Sector Adoption: What's Actually Different
Cloud security challenges in public-sector contexts differ from commercial contexts in specific ways. The threats are similar; the consequences, the compliance posture, and the operational discipline required are not.
AWS GovCloud for Operational Resilience: Beyond Compliance Authorization
AWS GovCloud is most often discussed as a compliance authorization vehicle. The operational resilience it provides for agencies whose workloads genuinely require it is a separate value proposition worth understanding directly.
Cloud Governance for Public Sector: The Four Adoption Challenges That Persist
Cloud adoption in public-sector organizations has matured past the early-adopter phase, but four specific governance challenges persist across most institutions: cybersecurity, regulatory compliance, integration with existing systems, and access management.
AWS Cloud Security for Public Sector: A Layered Defense View
AWS provides a substantial security tooling portfolio. The structural value for public-sector workloads comes from operating the tooling as a layered defense, not from any single capability.
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