Policy Name: Enable vulnerability management for production systems

Description:

This policy ensures that vulnerability management is enabled for all production systems. This helps to identify and remediate vulnerabilities before they can be exploited by attackers.

Rationale:

Vulnerability management is essential for the security of production systems. By identifying and remediating vulnerabilities, you can reduce the risk of unauthorized access, data breaches, and other security incidents.

Impact:

The impact of failing to enable vulnerability management for production systems could be significant. If a vulnerability is exploited, it could lead to unauthorized access, data breaches, and other security incidents. This could have a negative impact on the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of your data.

Default Value:

AWS recommends that you enable vulnerability management for all production systems. You can use AWS Security Hub to scan your systems for vulnerabilities.

Pre-requisites:

  • You must have access to AWS Security Hub.
  • You must have a vulnerability management plan in place.

Remediation Steps:

If you fail to enable vulnerability management for production systems, you must take steps to remediate the situation. This may involve enabling vulnerability management for existing systems, or creating new vulnerability management plans.

Test Plan:

To test the effectiveness of your vulnerability management, you should generate a test event that would exploit a vulnerability. You should then verify that your vulnerability management plan is able to detect and remediate the vulnerability.

Implementation Plan:

To implement this policy, you must enable vulnerability management for all production systems. You should also create a vulnerability management plan that outlines your process for identifying, remediating, and reporting vulnerabilities.

AWS CLI Process:

There is no specific AWS CLI command for enabling vulnerability management for production systems. However, you can use the AWS CLI to manage the components of your infrastructure, including servers, storage, and networking.

Using AWS GUI:

You can use the AWS Management Console to manage the components of your infrastructure. In the AWS Management Console, you can view the vulnerability status for each component. You can also create new vulnerability scans and update existing vulnerability scans.

Backout Plan:

If you need to back out of this policy, you can disable vulnerability management for production systems. You can also update your vulnerability management plan to reflect the current state of your infrastructure.

Note:

  • This policy is not intended to be a comprehensive guide to vulnerability management for production systems. For more information, please refer to the AWS Security Best Practices.
  • The links in the "Reference" section are for informational purposes only. They do not constitute legal advice.

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  • Tags and Keywords: vulnerability management, security, AWS Security Hub