AWS EC2: It is not possible to “sniff” traffic that is intended for a different virtual instance

It is not possible for a virtual instance running in promiscuous mode to receive or “sniff” traffic that is intended for a different virtual instance. While customers can place their interfaces into promiscuous mode, the hypervisor will not deliver any traffic to them that is not addressed to them. Even two virtual instances that are

AWS is built for enterprise security standards

Certifications SOC 1 Type 2 (formerly SAS-70) ISO 27001 PCI DSS for EC2, S3, EBC, VPC, RDS, ELB, IAM FISMA Moderate Compliant Controls (Amazon cloud earns key FISMA government security accreditation) HIPAA & ITAR Compliant Architecture Phisical security Datacenters in nondescript facilities Physical access strictly controlled Must pass two-factor authentication at least twice for floor access