You can now restrict direct access to AWS Elemental MediaPackage by securing requests for live content using CDN authorization. With CDN authorization, content requests require a specific HTTP origin header and authorization code. MediaPackage verifies this code before it serves any content. For instructions on how to configure CDN authorization for live endpoints, please refer to the documentation pages .
Data Deduplication, user storage quotas, and other recently launched administration features are now available on all Amazon FSx file systems
Amazon FSx for Windows File Server, a service that provides fully managed native Microsoft Windows file systems, has now made Data Deduplication, user storage quotas, and other administration features launched on November 20, 2019 available to all file systems. Until today, these features were available only on file systems created since November 20. Now, storage administrators can use these features on any existing Amazon FSx file system.
Amazon Aurora is Available in the AWS Americas (São Paulo) region
Amazon Aurora with MySQL compatibility and Amazon Aurora with PostgreSQL compatibility are now available to customers in the AWS Americas (São Paulo) region. Aurora is a MySQL and PostgreSQL compatible relational database built for the cloud, that combines the performance and availability of high-end commercial databases with the simplicity and cost-effectiveness of open source databases.
Security Hub releases updates and additions to the AWS Security Finding Format (ASFF)
AWS Security Hub today released updates and additions to AWS Security Finding Format (ASFF) . It now supports additional resource types and these include AwsElbv2LoadBalancer, AwsKmsKey, AwsIamRole, AwsSqsQueue, AwsLambdaFunction, AwsSnsTopic, and AwsCloudFrontDistribution. Each of these resource types also includes an accompanying resource details object that identifies recommended fields for findings providers to populate. Updates were also made to the AwsAccessKey resource details object to include information on principal ID and name.
Amazon Lex achieves ISO Compliance
Amazon Lex is now one of the AWS services under ISO Compliance for the ISO 9001, ISO 27001, ISO 27017, and ISO 27018 standards. AWS maintains certifications through extensive audits of its controls to ensure that information security risks that affect the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of company and customer information are appropriately managed. You can download copies of the AWS ISO certificates and use them to jump-start your own certification efforts: AWS ISO 9001 certificate, AWS ISO 27001 certificate, AWS ISO 27017 certificate, and AWS ISO 27018 certificate.
AWS Step Functions now supports AWS PrivateLink
AWS Step Functions now supports AWS PrivateLink allowing you to access AWS Step Functions from VPC-enabled AWS Lambda functions and other AWS services without traversing the public internet. By using AWS PrivateLink, you can access Step Functions while keeping your network traffic within the Amazon network using interface VPC endpoints. Your network architecture is significantly simplified as you no longer need to use an Internet Gateway, Network Address Translation (NAT) devices, or firewall proxies to connect to AWS Step Functions.
New AWS Deep Learning Containers with Tensorflow 2.0 Support
The AWS Deep Learning Containers are available today with Tensorflow 2.0. This latest version provides significant updates to the existing API, simplifies eager execution, offers a new dataset manager, and more. You can launch the new versions of Deep Learning Container on Amazon SageMaker, Amazon Elastic Kubernetes Service (Amazon EKS), self-managed Kubernetes on Amazon EC2, and Amazon Elastic Container Service (Amazon ECS). For a complete list of frameworks and versions supported by the AWS Deep Learning Containers, see release notes .
Amazon EKS Announces Beta Release of Amazon FSx for Lustre CSI Driver
The Amazon FSx for Lustre CSI driver has reached beta status and is now supported by Amazon Elastic Kubernetes Service (EKS). The CSI driver makes it simple to configure and use FSx for Lustre high performance file systems with containers on EKS and self-managed Kubernetes clusters running on AWS.
New enhancements for moving data between Amazon FSx for Lustre and Amazon S3
Amazon FSx for Lustre, a high performance file system optimized for workloads such as machine learning, high performance computing, video processing, financial modeling, electronic design automation, and analytics, has added functionality that makes it easier to synchronize file data and file permissions between Amazon FSx and Amazon S3. Additionally, Amazon FSx has quadrupled the speed of launching FSx file systems that are linked to S3 buckets.
AWS IoT Device Tester v1.6.0 for Amazon FreeRTOS is now available
AWS IoT Device Tester for Amazon FreeRTOS now supports Amazon FreeRTOS 201912.00 . The latest version of device tester includes optional tests for OTA (Over-the-air) over https to qualify your Amazon FreeRTOS development boards.