Standardised Architecture for UK-OFFICIAL on AWS: UK-OFFICIAL Quick Start
This is official Amazon Web Services (AWS) documentation for the United Kingdom (UK) OFFICIAL Quick Start This Quick Start sets up a standardized AWS Cloud environment that supports workloads that are classified as UK OFFICIAL. This data classification is associated with guidance and controls that help public sector organizations manage risks and ensure security when handling information assets. The AWS environment built by the Quick Start aligns with the following guidelines that fall in scope with UK-OFFICIAL: National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) Cloud Security Principles and Center for Internet Security (CIS) Critical Security Controls. The Quick Start automatically configures the AWS resources and deploys a multi-tier, Linux-based web application in a few simple steps. The security controls matrix shows how the Quick Start components map to NCSC and CIS security requirements. AWS CloudFormation templates automate the deployment. The deployment guide provides step-by-step deployment and configuration instructions. The deployment guide is offered here as a free Kindle book, or you can read it online or in PDF format; see https://aws.amazon.com/quickstart/architecture/compliance-uk-official/.