Responsibilities are shared and the customer, VMware, and AWS are all responsible for the security in the cloud. Customer Responsibility: Security in the CloudCustomers are responsible for the deployment and ongoing configuration of their SDDC, virtual machines, and data that reside therein. VMware Responsibility: Security of the CloudVMware is responsible for protecting the software and systems that make up the VMware Cloud on AWS service. AWS Responsibility: Security of the InfrastructureAWS is responsible for the physical facilities, physical security, infrastructure, and hardware underlying the entire service. Shared Responsibility MatrixFor a detailed description of the roles and responsibilities for VMware Cloud on AWS, please refer to the Service Description . Parent topic: Shared Responsibility Model