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💼 4.6 Ensure a log metric filter and alarm exist for AWS Management Console authentication failures

  • Contextual name: 💼 4.6 Ensure a log metric filter and alarm exist for AWS Management Console authentication failures
  • ID: /frameworks/cis-aws-v1.3.0/04/06
  • Located in: 💼 4 Monitoring

Description​

Real-time monitoring of API calls can be achieved by directing CloudTrail Logs to CloudWatch Logs and establishing corresponding metric filters and alarms. It is recommended that a metric filter and alarm be established for failed console authentication attempts.

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    • /frameworks/cis-aws-v1.4.0/04/06
    • /frameworks/cis-aws-v1.2.0/03/06
  • Internal
    • ID: dec-c-69c23b61

Similar Sections (Take Policies From)​

SectionSub SectionsInternal RulesPoliciesFlags
💼 CIS AWS v1.2.0 → 💼 3.6 Ensure a log metric filter and alarm exist for AWS Management Console authentication failures1
💼 CIS AWS v1.4.0 → 💼 4.6 Ensure a log metric filter and alarm exist for AWS Management Console authentication failures1

Similar Sections (Give Policies To)​

SectionSub SectionsInternal RulesPoliciesFlags
💼 CIS AWS v1.2.0 → 💼 3.6 Ensure a log metric filter and alarm exist for AWS Management Console authentication failures1
💼 CIS AWS v1.4.0 → 💼 4.6 Ensure a log metric filter and alarm exist for AWS Management Console authentication failures1

Sub Sections​

SectionSub SectionsInternal RulesPoliciesFlags

Policies (1)​

PolicyLogic CountFlags
📝 AWS CloudTrail Management Console Authentication Failures Monitoring is not enabled 🟢🟢 x3