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Description

Ensure that AWS DataSync Tasks are configured to send transfer logs to Amazon CloudWatch Logs.

Rationaleโ€‹

Enabling logging for DataSync Tasks provides visibility into data transfer operations.

Impactโ€‹

Enabling logging will may incur charges for Amazon CloudWatch Logs based on the amount of data ingested and stored.

Auditโ€‹

This policy marks an AWS Data Sync Task as INCOMPLIANT if the Cloud Watch Log Group ARN field is empty or the associated Cloud Watch Log Group does not exist in the CMDB.