AWS Security Documentation

Setup guides and best practices for AWS security services. Configuration patterns for threat detection, compliance monitoring, and security automation.

Core Security Services

Five services form the foundation of AWS security monitoring and compliance:

Architecture Overview

How these services connect to form a comprehensive security monitoring pipeline:

Data Sources
CloudTrail Logs VPC Flow Logs DNS Queries
Detection
GuardDuty AWS Config
Aggregation
Security Hub
Automation
EventBridge SNS / Lambda

Implementation Order

Recommended sequence for enabling security services:

1

Enable CloudTrail

Foundation for audit logging. Required by GuardDuty and Security Hub compliance checks.

2

Set up AWS Config

Resource recording enables Security Hub compliance standards and drift detection.

3

Enable GuardDuty

Automated threat detection with minimal configuration. Analyzes CloudTrail data.

4

Configure Security Hub

Aggregates findings from GuardDuty and Config. Enable CIS and FSBP standards.

5

Integrate EventBridge

Route high-severity findings to SNS for notifications or Lambda for remediation.

Compliance Frameworks

AWS security services support these compliance standards:

CIS AWS Foundations Benchmark
FSBP AWS Foundational Security Best Practices
PCI Payment Card Industry DSS
SOC 2 Service Organization Control
ISO ISO 27001 Information Security
NIST NIST 800-53 Security Controls