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Enable GuardDuty
Secure Configuration Checks > AWS
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).
Updated on 06 March, 2026