Hey everyone! I've been tasked with designing a GDPR-compliant architecture on AWS for our company's new project. It's my first time dealing with GDPR compliance, so I have a few questions:
What are the key requirements for GDPR compliance when hosting data on AWS?
Are there any specific AWS services or configurations that are recommended for GDPR compliance?
How do you ensure data encryption and access control within the AWS environment to meet GDPR standards?
I'd appreciate any insights or guidance on this!
Designing a GDPR-compliant architecture on AWS can be complex but absolutely crucial. I recently came across an excellent resource that could help you out: https://zenbit.tech/blog/building-a-gdpr-compliant-architecture-on-aws/. To briefly answer your questions: GDPR requires data protection by design and by default. You need to ensure data encryption, pseudonymization, and the ability to respond to data subject requests. AWS provides services like AWS Key Management Service (KMS) for encryption, AWS Identity and Access Management (IAM) for access control, and AWS Lambda for data processing, all of which can be essential for GDPR compliance. To ensure encryption and access control, you can use services like Amazon S3 for storage with server-side encryption, and IAM policies for fine-grained access control.