---
names:
  full: "AWS EBS Snapshot is publicly accessible"
  contextual: "EBS Snapshot is publicly accessible"
description: >
  Ensure that Amazon EBS snapshots are not publicly accessible to prevent 
  unauthorized access to data. Snapshots should be shared only with specific, 
  trusted AWS accounts.
type: "COMPLIANCE_POLICY"
categories:
  - "SECURITY"
frameworkMappings:
  - "/frameworks/cloudaware/resource-security/public-data-access"
  - "/frameworks/aws-fsbp-v1.0.0/ec2/01"
similarPolicies:
  awsSecurityHub:
    - name: "[EC2.1] Amazon EBS snapshots should not be publicly restorable"
      url: "https://docs.aws.amazon.com/securityhub/latest/userguide/ec2-controls.html#ec2-1"