{On July 1, 2023, our annual Outsourced Service Provider’s Audit Report ( OSPAR ) audit cycle will come to an end.|On July 1, 2023, our annual Outsourced Service Provider’s Audit Report ( OSPAR ) audit cycle will come to an end, which we are happy to announce.|On July 1, 2023, our yearly audit cycle for Outsourced Service Providers Audit Report( OSPAR ) will come to an end.} {Nine new services will be added to the scope of the OSPAR certification cycle in 2023, bringing the total number of services in the AWS Asia Pacific ( Singapore ) Region’s scope to 153.|Nine new services will be added to the scope of the OSPAR certification cycle in 2023, bringing the total number of services in the AWS Asia Pacific ( Singapore ) Region to 153.|Nine new services will be added to the scope of the OSPAR certification cycle in 2023, bringing the total number of services available in the AWS Asia Pacific ( Singapore ) Region to 153.}

 <p>Newly added services in scope include the following:</p> <p>Issued by the Association of Banks in Singapore (ABS), the <a href="https://www.abs.org.sg/docs/library/abs_outsource_guidelines.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Guidelines on Control Objectives and Procedures for Outsourced Service Providers</a> provide baseline control criteria that outsourced service providers (OSPs) operating in Singapore should have in place. Successful completion of the OSPAR assessment demonstrates that AWS has implemented a system of controls that meet the guidelines and our commitment to fulfil the security expectations for cloud service providers set by the financial services industry in Singapore.</p> <p>Customers can use the OSPAR assessment to conduct due diligence and to help reduce the effort and costs required for compliance. An independent third-party auditor, selected from the ABS <a href="https://abs.org.sg/docs/library/osp-auditors-14-april-2023.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">list of approved auditors</a>, performs the OSPAR assessment.</p> <p>You can download the latest OSPAR report from <a href="https://aws.amazon.com/artifact/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">AWS Artifact</a>, a self-service portal for on-demand access to AWS compliance reports. Sign in to <a href="https://console.aws.amazon.com/artifact" target="_blank" rel="noopener">AWS Artifact in the AWS Management Console</a>, or learn more at <a href="https://aws.amazon.com/artifact/getting-started/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Getting Started with AWS Artifact</a>. The list of services in scope for OSPAR is available in the report, and is also available on the <a href="https://aws.amazon.com/compliance/services-in-scope/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">AWS Services in Scope by Compliance Program</a> webpage.</p> <p>As always, we’re committed to bringing new services into the scope of our OSPAR program based on your architectural, business, and regulatory needs. If you have questions about the OSPAR report, contact your AWS account team.</p> <p>If you have feedback about this post, submit comments in the <strong>Comments</strong> section below.</p> <p><strong>Want more AWS Security how-to content, news, and feature announcements? Follow us on </strong><a href="https://twitter.com/AWSsecurityinfo" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Twitter</a>.</p> <!-- '"` -->