AWS Config for compliance
Blog post from Stream.Security
AWS Config is a comprehensive service offered by Amazon Web Services that provides users with a detailed view of their AWS resource inventory, configuration history, and change notifications, aiding in security and governance. It allows for continuous monitoring of resource configuration changes, sending alerts when modifications occur to ensure compliance with internal and regulatory standards. The service supports a wide array of AWS resources, such as EC2 instances, RDS databases, and Lambda functions, and integrates with other AWS services like Amazon S3 and Amazon CloudWatch for a unified overview. Users incur costs based on the number and type of AWS resources monitored, the volume of configuration items logged, and the data stored. To enable AWS Config, users must sign in to the AWS Management Console, access the AWS Config console, set up configurations for resource types, storage, notifications, and permissions, and then confirm to initiate monitoring.