AWS Breaks New Ground with "Level 1" Certification for Managed Cloud Security Services and a Digital Selling Path Through AWS Marketplace

AWS Breaks New Ground with "Level 1" Certification for Managed Cloud Security Services and a Digital Selling Path Through AWS Marketplace

This IDC Market Note discusses the launch of a new certification program for AWS managed security service provider (SPs) partners. The announcement on August 24, 2021, kicked off a new AWS competency program intended to help customers quickly cull through a vast trove of managed security services providers to find the AWS partners with the broadest security services expertise. "The potential benefit to customers of the AWS Level 1 MSSP Competency Program cannot be understated. There are far too many managed security SPs to choose from, and buyers can be at a loss to find the right partner, at the right time. Through this program, AWS is rightly narrowing the field and providing its partners with a way to set themselves apart both in capabilities and in marketing those capabilities," says Christina Richmond, program VP, Security Services at IDC.

Please Note: Extended description available upon request.