CloudWatch.12

Ensure a log metric filter and alarm exist for changes to network gateways

Severity

Cloud Platforms

Resources

Related Standards

Automated

LOW

AWS

Amazon CloudWatch

AWS CIS Foundations v1.2 & v1.4, AWS Well-Architected, CDR, ISO27001, SOC2, NIST CSF,

YES

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.