Automated Compliance and Threat Detection for Telecom Deployments on AWS

The telecommunications industry is undergoing a fundamental shift from traditional on-premises infrastructure to hosted environments in the cloud where cloud-native deployments occur, especially on Amazon Web Services (AWS).This article discusses how telecom organizations can use automated compliance and threat detection frameworks to protect themselves while executing telecom operations in the cloud.It outlines the regulatory challenges faced by telecom companies that are particular for telecom, describes the architectural principles at AWS that support secure deployments, and indicates the various types of AWS native tools available to monitor continuously, leverage behavioral analytics, and enforce compliance.By deploying a combination of services such as AWS Config, AWS GuardDuty, AWS Control Tower and AWS Security Hub, telecom operators will have real-time visibility of their environment, a centralized governance capability, and rapid and effective incident response and automation capability.A practical case study provided a real-life illustration of how to use these tools in a telecom environment to show that the use of automation and intelligence is not a luxury, but rather a necessity in telecom security today.The paper ends with a discussion about the potential role of AI, the future of 5G and edge computing, and the expectation of continuous improvement in the provision of secure cloud-based telecom services for end customers.