AWS Nitro System is a hardware-assisted virtualization and security platform that underpins AWS infrastructure, providing strong isolation between tenants and a trusted computing base for running EC2 instances and related services.
Overview
AWS Nitro System is a hardware-assisted virtualization and security platform that underpins AWS infrastructure, providing strong isolation between tenants and a trusted computing base for running EC2 instances and related services. It enables hardware-enforced protections (e.g., secure boot and cryptographic isolation) which are foundational for secure, compliant workloads, including those envisioned in the newly discussed European Sovereign Cloud framework.
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Recent Intelligence Reports
- The AWS AI Security Framework: Securing AI with the right controls, at the right layers, at the right phases — Aws.Amazon · May 15, 2026
- AWS European Sovereign Cloud — aws.amazon.com · April 13, 2026
- Exploring the new AWS European Sovereign Cloud: Sovereign Reference Framework — Aws.Amazon · December 11, 2025