Control: AWS > CIS v1.4 > 4 - Monitoring > 4.12 - Ensure a log metric filter and alarm exist for changes to network gateways (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. Network gateways are required to send/receive traffic to a destination outside of a VPC. It is recommended that a metric filter and alarm be established for changes to network gateways.

Resource Types

This control targets the following resource types:

AWS > Account

Primary Policies

The following policies can be used to configure this control:

4.12 - Ensure a log metric filter and alarm exist for changes to network gateways (Automated)

In Your Workspace

Developers

Control Type URI

tmod:@turbot/aws-cisv1-4#/control/types/r0412

Category URI

tmod:@turbot/cis#/control/categories/v070602

GraphQL

query controlType(id: "tmod:@turbot/aws-cisv1-4#/control/types/r0412") { … }

query controls(filter: "controlTypeId:'tmod:@turbot/aws-cisv1-4#/control/types/r0412'") { … }

CLI

Get Controls

turbot graphql controls --filter "controlTypeId:tmod:@turbot/aws-cisv1-4#/control/types/r0412"