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AWS Network Security Manager is now generally available in US East (N. Virginia) Region

AWS Network Security Manager now generally available, supporting AWS WAF and AWS Shield Advanced to automate consistent security policy enforcement across AWS organizations.

AWS has launched the general availability of AWS Network Security Manager, supporting AWS WAF and AWS Shield Advanced, with AWS Network Firewall support coming soon. Security teams can automatically apply these protections to internet-facing assets like AWS Application Load Balancers and Amazon CloudFront, enabling efficient deployment and management of WAF rules and Shield Advanced protections across accounts and resources for consistent security posture. The service centrally manages security policies, automatically detecting and correcting configuration drift to reduce manual operational overhead while maintaining comprehensive protection. AWS Network Security Manager is now generally available in the US East (N. Virginia) region. For pricing, see the AWS Network Security Manager pricing page.

Why it matters

AWS Network Security Manager is a solution designed to automate consistent security policy enforcement across AWS organizations, helping security teams efficiently manage AWS WAF and AWS Shield Advanced.

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