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- EC2 Volume – Enable EBS Encryption
- EC2 Volume – Enable EBS Volume Backup
- EFS – Enable EFS Storage Backup
- EC2 Instance – Enable Deletion Protection
- EC2 Instance – Monitor CPU Utilization
- ECS Service – Monitor CPU Utilization
- ECS Service – Monitor Memory Utilization
- EC2 VPC – Ensure Flow Logs are Enabled
- S3 Bucket – Block S3 Bucket Public Access
- S3 Bucket – Enable S3 Bucket Versioning
- S3 Bucket – Enable S3 Bucket Encryption
- RDS DB Instance – Enable Auto Minor Version Upgrade
- RDS DB Instance – Block Public Access
- RDS DB Instance – Monitor Free Storage Space
- RDS DB Instance – Monitor CPU Utilization
- RDS DB Instance – Encryption of Storage
- RDS DB Instance – Enable Deletion Protection
- SQS Queue – Monitor Message Age
- SQS Queue – Monitor Message Visibility
- DynamoDB Table – Enable Table Encryption
- DynamoDB Table – Enable Table Point In Time Recovery
- DynamoDB Table – Enable Table Deletion Protection
- DynamoDB Table – Monitor Table Read Capacity
- DynamoDB Table – Monitor Table Write Capacity
- DynamoDB Table – Monitor Table Latency
- Enable User MFA
- Enforce Key Rotation
- Enforce Active Key Limit
- Disable Unused User Credentials
- Enforce Group Permission
- Enable CloudTrail
- Enable AWS Security Hub
- Enforce Password Length
- Prohibit Password Reuse
- Purge Expired Certificates
- Check Root Access Keys Existence
- Enable Root MFA
- Establish Support Role
- Enable Key Rotation
- Encrypt CloudTrail Logs
Enable GuardDuty
This check ensures that Amazon GuardDuty is enabled to continuously monitor for malicious or unauthorized behavior in your AWS account. Enabling GuardDuty helps improve security posture and provides alerts for potential threats.
Check Details
- Resource: General
- Check: Enable GuardDuty
- Risk: Lack of threat detection and monitoring in your AWS account
Remediation via AWS Console
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Log in to the AWS Management Console and open
Amazon GuardDuty.
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If GuardDuty is not enabled, click Get Started and
choose Enable GuardDuty.
- Repeat these steps for all required AWS regions.
Remediation via AWS CLI
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Log in to the AWS Management Console and click the
CloudShell icon (
>_) in the top-right corner.
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Enable GuardDuty in the current region:
aws guardduty create-detector --enable
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Repeat for all AWS regions used by your account (update
--regionaccordingly).