Amazon Web Services (AWS) has announced the Level 1 MSSP Competency for AWS Partners that provide security and monitoring as a fully managed service. Multiple Top 250 MSSPs and Top 40 MDR (managed detection and response) service providers have earned the competency.The MSSP competency was unveiled at the AWS re:Inforce 2021 cloud security conference, which was held virtually.The competency surfaces one day before the CEOs of the three major cloud providers -- Amazon, Microsoft and Google -- are set to meet with President Biden to discuss cloud and infrastructure security amid continued ransomware attacks, according to CNBC and other reports.Application security Cloud security best practices and compliance Host and endpoint security Network security Threat detection and response Vulnerability management Furthermore, Level 1 MSSP Competency Partners have worked with AWS security experts to develop offerings that operationalize security tools, skill sets and processes, the company stated. In doing so, they can use AWS Security Hub and other AWS services to secure their customers' AWS environments.AWS compliance monitoring AWS infrastructure vulnerability scanning AWS resource inventory visibility AWS security best practices monitoring Distributed denial of service (DDoS) mitigation Managed detection and response (MDR) for AWS endpoints Managed intrusion prevention system (IPS) Managed web application firewall (WAF) Incident alerting and response Security event monitoring Multiple Top 250 MSSPs have received the AWS Level 1 Competency. The list so far includes:Accenture Alert Logic Arctic Wolf Deepwatch Deloitte eSentire IBM Security Proficio PwC Sophos Secureworks AWS Partners can earn the Level 1 MSSP Competency following a validation process and evaluation of multiple customer references specific to AWS managed security services, the company indicated. In addition, AWS Partner Solution Architects validate AWS Partners' technical proficiency and architecture for customer use cases and thought leadership in managed security services.