Securing an event of the magnitude of AWS re:Invent—the Amazon Web Services annual conference in Las Vegas—is no small feat.
Amazon's physical security and information security teams work together to secure customers, employees, and infrastructure at scale against a wide range of threats.
Teams are co-located in the Command Post—the nerve center of our security operations. Here, physical and logical security converge as nearly every element of our security footprint comes together.
For effective collaboration, organizations must prioritize closing the gap between physical and logical security.
At re:Invent, Amazon deploys thousands of security personnel, including guards, K9 units, and first responders to help respond to and assist with any security issues.
Automated drones are used in re:Play-the culminating concert to coordinate responses to issues.
Amazon also secures the presentations given by re:Invent’s cloud computing and AI experts, executives, and engineers.
The AWS Cloud helps Amazon support the different components of its security operation and share critical information rapidly.
Amazon invests in and strengthens its unified approach to security to ensure a cohesive, unified response.
Amazon hopes its learnings can help others enhance their own security resilience, both inside and outside of events.