Control: AWS > CIS v1.4 > 4 - Monitoring > 4.03 - Ensure a log metric filter and alarm exist for usage of 'root' account (Automated)

Configures auditing against a CIS Benchmark item.

Level: 1 (Scored)

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 'root' login attempts.

Resource Types

This control targets the following resource types:

AWS > Account

Primary Policies

The following policies can be used to configure this control:

4.03 - Ensure a log metric filter and alarm exist for usage of 'root' account (Automated)

In Your Workspace

Developers

Control Type URI

tmod:@turbot/aws-cisv1-4#/control/types/r0403

Category URI

tmod:@turbot/cis#/control/categories/v070409

GraphQL

query controlType(id: "tmod:@turbot/aws-cisv1-4#/control/types/r0403") { … }

query controls(filter: "controlTypeId:'tmod:@turbot/aws-cisv1-4#/control/types/r0403'") { … }

CLI

Get Controls

turbot graphql controls --filter "controlTypeId:tmod:@turbot/aws-cisv1-4#/control/types/r0403"