Multi-cluster security with Falco and AWS Firelens on EKS & ECS

In the blog post, Néstor Salceda explains how to enhance multi-cluster security for AWS container services using Falco and AWS FireLens on platforms like EKS and ECS. The integration leverages Falco for intrusion detection and AWS FireLens to route security events to CloudWatch, allowing centralized log management and analysis. By aggregating events from various AWS container platforms and streaming them to destinations such as CloudWatch or Amazon Kinesis Data Firehose, users can create dashboards and alerts to improve incident response and compliance. The setup involves deploying Falco on cluster nodes to detect runtime anomalies and using FireLens to forward the logs to CloudWatch. This approach standardizes log collection across clusters and providers, enhancing infrastructure confidence. Additionally, the integration supports automated responses via AWS services to mitigate security incidents, benefiting from open-source tools like Fluent Bit and Falco for efficient log forwarding and management.