European Sovereign Cloud (ESC) Compliance Accelerator

The European Sovereign Cloud (ESC) Compliance Accelerator is designed to help organizations streamline their security, compliance, and risk management processes within the AWS European Sovereign Cloud (ESC). This comprehensive AWS Global Security & Compliance Acceleration (GSCA) Marketplace bundled solution combines several key features including automated risk assessments, policy management, continuous monitoring, auto-remediation, and reporting. It specifically helps Cloud Service Providers (CSPs) achieve and maintain compliance with major European regulatory frameworks and standards, including C5 (Cloud Computing Compliance Criteria Catalogue), ISO 27001 International standard for information security management systems (ISMS), DORA (Digital Operational Resilience Act), NIS2 (Network and Information Systems Directive 2) and ISO 42001 International standard for artificial intelligence management systems

Accelerated Development & Implementation: Game Warden serves as a comprehensive compliant hosting platform specifically designed for customers who need to operate within the ESC region but may lack local resources and personnel in the EU. This solution streamlines the deployment, management, and maintenance of customer workloads by providing a ready-to-use compliant infrastructure, effectively bridging the gap for organizations that want to leverage the ESC region without the need to establish their own local operational presence in the European Union.

Expedited Regulatory Adherence: The platform offers a comprehensive solution that helps Cloud Service Providers (CSPs) implement essential security controls and meet stringent regulatory requirements across multiple frameworks including C5, ISO 27001, DORA, NIS2, and ISO 42001. By providing pre-configured security controls and compliance frameworks, the platform significantly simplifies the complex compliance landscape, enabling CSPs to navigate regulatory requirements more efficiently and achieve their necessary certifications in a shorter timeframe, ultimately reducing the time and resources typically required for compliance implementation and certification processes.

Digital Sovereignty by Design: The ESC ensures complete data sovereignty by maintaining strict control over data processing and storage operations, exclusively containing them within the European Union's geographical boundaries. This comprehensive approach to data sovereignty not only meets but exceeds the stringent requirements set forth by European data protection regulations and standards. By guaranteeing that all data remains within EU borders, organizations can confidently operate their workloads while maintaining full compliance with European data sovereignty requirements, data protection laws, and regional regulatory frameworks. This dedicated infrastructure ensures that sensitive information is protected under European jurisdiction, providing customers with the assurance that their data handling practices align with EU standards for data privacy, security, and sovereignty, which is particularly crucial for organizations handling sensitive personal data or operating in highly regulated industries.

Our Team

SecureIT SecureIT is a cyber and compliance advisory firm helping organizations navigate cloud security regulations. The vCISO and Guided Compliance as a Service (GCaaS) offerings support secure, regulated cloud workloads aligned with key frameworks.

Second Front Systems Game Warden by Second Front Systems is a DevSecOps platform that accelerates compliance with C5, ISO 27001, DORA, NIS2, and ISO 42001. Second Front streamlines deployment through inherited accreditation and continuous monitoring, supporting compliance with EU data sovereignty.

Schellman Compliance Schellman Compliance is a leading ISO certification body, dual-accredited for ISO 27001 and certified for ISO 9001, 20000-1, 22301, and 27701. Schellman has conducted thousands of assessments for major cloud providers.

CloudSmart CloudSmart leverages ML-powered sales intelligence to boost AWS Marketplace performance, providing insights and visualizations that increase customer subscriptions and drive ESC sales growth.