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Ensure a log metric filter and alarm exist for CloudTrail configuration changes
AWS-0151
Service: cloudwatchSeverity: low
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You can do real-time monitoring of API calls by directing CloudTrail logs to CloudWatch Logs and establishing corresponding metric filters and alarms. CIS recommends that you create a metric filter and alarm for changes to CloudTrail configuration settings. Monitoring these changes helps ensure sustained visibility to activities in the account.
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# METADATA
# title: Ensure a log metric filter and alarm exist for CloudTrail configuration changes
# description: |
# You can do real-time monitoring of API calls by directing CloudTrail logs to CloudWatch Logs and establishing corresponding metric filters and alarms.
# CIS recommends that you create a metric filter and alarm for changes to CloudTrail configuration settings. Monitoring these changes helps ensure sustained visibility to activities in the account.
# scope: package
# schemas:
# - input: schema["cloud"]
# related_resources:
# - https://docs.aws.amazon.com/awscloudtrail/latest/userguide/cloudwatch-alarms-for-cloudtrail.html
# custom:
# id: AWS-0151
# long_id: aws-cloudwatch-require-cloud-trail-change-alarm
# aliases:
# - AVD-AWS-0151
# - require-cloud-trail-change-alarm
# - aws-cloudwatch-require-cloud-trail-change-alarm
# provider: aws
# service: cloudwatch
# severity: LOW
# recommended_action: Create an alarm to alert on CloudTrail configuration changes
# frameworks:
# cis-aws-1.2:
# - "3.5"
# cis-aws-1.4:
# - "4.5"
# input:
# selector:
# - type: cloud
# subtypes:
# - service: cloudwatch
# provider: aws
package builtin.aws.cloudwatch.aws0151
import rego.v1
import data.lib.aws.trails
config_changes_filter_pattern := `{($.eventName=CreateTrail) || ($.eventName=UpdateTrail)
|| ($.eventName=DeleteTrail) || ($.eventName=StartLogging) || ($.eventName=StopLogging)}`
deny contains res if {
some trail in trails.trails_without_filter(config_changes_filter_pattern)
res := result.new("Cloudtrail has no IAM policy change log filter", trail)
}
deny contains res if {
some trail in trails.trails_without_alarm_for_filter(config_changes_filter_pattern)
res := result.new("Cloudtrail has no IAM Policy change alarm", trail)
}