AWS Backup adds OTP verification for Multi-party approval on logically air-gapped vaults

AWS accounts now support phone number verification

AWS Accounts now support phone number verification for primary contact phone numbers. Previously, phone numbers in AWS account contact information were validated for format but never verified through an out-of-band mechanism.

Billing Transfer now supports automatic billing group creation for two-level transfers

AWS Billing Transfer users can now enable the Auto-Billing Transfer Billing Group Creation, a new AWS Billing Conductor preference that eliminates the manual billing group configuration in two-level billing transfer arrangements.

AWS Organizations now provides maximum account quota visibility in Service Quotas

AWS Organizations customers can now view their maximum number of accounts quota and its utilization directly through AWS Service Quotas instead of relying on AWS Support or AWS account teams to determine their current account limit.

AWS Organizations increases RCP quota to 2,000 per organization

AWS Organizations now supports up to 2,000 resource control policies (RCPs) per organization, doubling the previous limit of 1,000. RCPs enable centralized management of the maximum permissions available to resources across member accounts in your organization.

AWS Organizations now applies account departure security controls by default for new organizations created via AWS Organizations console

AWS Organizations now automatically applies security controls by default when you create a new organization via AWS Organizations console, simplifying initial security configuration by automatically applying core security controls.