Securing AWS Fargate workloads: Meeting File Integrity Monitoring (FIM) requirements

Securing AWS Fargate workloads presents unique challenges due to its serverless architecture and shared responsibility model, where users must ensure the security of their own applications despite AWS managing the underlying infrastructure. The article discusses using Sysdig Secure to enhance security by implementing File Integrity Monitoring (FIM), which is crucial for meeting compliance standards like PCI-DSS. It illustrates a scenario where suspicious filesystem changes were detected in a Fargate task using Sysdig's Falco runtime policies, highlighting the importance of threat detection and cloud security features like Cloud Activity Insights. The example demonstrates how unauthorized activities can be traced back to specific users and actions, underscoring the need for proactive security measures such as image scanning and user activity monitoring to prevent breaches. Sysdig's capabilities in providing unified threat detection for both container workloads and cloud infrastructure are emphasized, allowing for a comprehensive security strategy that includes real-time visibility and compliance assurance in AWS Fargate environments.