Amazon Athena security
Cloud security at Amazon is the highest priority. As an Amazon customer, you benefit from a data center and network architecture that is built to meet the requirements of the most security-sensitive organizations.
Security is a shared responsibility between Amazon and you. The shared responsibility
model
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Security of the cloud – Amazon is responsible for protecting the infrastructure that runs Amazon Web Services in the Amazon Cloud. Amazon also provides you with services that you can use securely. The effectiveness of our security is regularly tested and verified by third-party auditors as part of the Amazon compliance programs
. To learn about the compliance programs that apply to Athena, see Amazon services in scope by compliance program . -
Security in the cloud – Your responsibility is determined by the Amazon Web Service that you use. You are also responsible for other factors including the sensitivity of your data, your organization's requirements, and applicable laws and regulations.
This documentation will help you understand how to apply the shared responsibility model when using Amazon Athena. The following topics show you how to configure Athena to meet your security and compliance objectives. You'll also learn how to use other Amazon Web Services that can help you to monitor and secure your Athena resources.
Topics
- Data protection in Athena
- Identity and access management in Athena
- Logging and monitoring in Athena
- Compliance validation for Amazon Athena
- Resilience in Athena
- Infrastructure security in Athena
- Configuration and vulnerability analysis in Athena
- Using Athena to query data registered with Amazon Lake Formation