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Enable AWS Security Hub

This check ensures that AWS Security Hub is enabled for the account. Security Hub provides a centralized view of security alerts and compliance status across AWS services, helping teams identify and remediate security issues quickly.

Check Details

  • Resource: General
  • Check: Enable AWS Security Hub
  • Risk: Security findings and compliance issues may go undetected

Remediation via AWS Console

  1. Sign in to the AWS Management Console using an IAM user or role with permissions for AWS Security Hub.
  2. Open the AWS Security Hub console. AWS Security Hub console
  3. If this is the first time opening Security Hub, choose Go to Security Hub.
  4. In the Security standards section, review the available standards and check the box for the standards you want to enable. Security Hub standards
  5. Choose Enable Security Hub.

Remediation via AWS CLI

  1. Log in to the AWS Management Console and click the CloudShell icon (>_) in the top-right corner. AWS CloudShell icon
  2. Enable AWS Security Hub with default security standards:
    
    
    aws securityhub enable-security-hub --enable-default-standards
    
  3. Alternatively, enable AWS Security Hub without default standards:
    
    
    aws securityhub enable-security-hub --no-enable-default-standards
    

After enabling Security Hub, findings and compliance results will begin appearing in the Security Hub dashboard.