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October 2024 Release: AWS Drata test
October 2024 Release: AWS Drata test

New AWS tests in released in October 30, 2024.

Updated over a month ago

We’re excited to announce the release of new tests in Drata. These AWS tests were released on October 30, 2024.

Prerequisite

  • Framework and Control Mapping:

    • These tests are mapped to specific controls, which are tied to a compliance framework within your workspace. If your compliance framework does not have the specific control that corresponds to one of these newly released tests, the test will not be made available. Within this article, we cover what controls map to each test.

    • Frameworks, controls and tests are workspace-specific. If a control isn't enabled in a particular workspace, tests related to that control will not be available in that workspace.

  • Connections Required:

    • These tests are related to AWS and require a valid connection to AWS. If no connection is available, the test status will be Unused

Controls Mapped to the New Tests

These new tests automate control monitoring and evidence collection for the following controls:

  • DCF-12

  • DCF-152

  • DCF-335

  • DCF-346

  • DCF-350

  • DCF-406

  • DCF-478

  • DCF-54

  • DCF-55

  • DCF-68

  • DCF-73

  • DCF-75

  • DCF-776

  • DCF-779

  • DCF-783

  • DCF-85

  • DCF-86

  • DCF-90

  • DCF-99

Test Overview

Each test is directly mapped to specific controls in your compliance framework.

Center for Internet Security (CIS)

The Center for Internet Security (CIS) has foundation benchmarks which offer detailed configuration guidelines for various vendor products.

A significant portion of these new tests are derived from the Center for Internet Security (CIS) foundation benchmarks for AWS. These test aligns with the Center for Internet Security’s (CIS) foundation benchmarks which provides prescriptive guidance for establishing a secure baseline configuration for Amazon Web Services. These benchmarks are developed through a global, consensus-driven process involving cybersecurity experts aimed at helping organizations strengthen their defenses against potential threats.

Test ID

Test Name

Mapped Control(s)

Benchmark

Frameworks

205

CloudTrail log file integrity validation enabled

DCF-478

CIS

PCI DSS v3.2.1, NIST 800-53r5, NIST CSF 1.1, FedRAMP, ISO 27017:2015, PCI DSS v4.0, ISO 27001:2022, SOC 2, ISO 27701:2019, NIST 800-171r2, NIST CSF 2.0, CMMC 2.0

226

AWS S3 Object-Level Logging for Read & Write Events

DCF-406

CIS

PCI DSS v3.2.1, NIST 800-53r5, FedRAMP, PCI DSS v4.0, ISO 27001:2022, SOC 2, NIST 800-171r2, NIST CSF 2.0, CMMC 2.0

231

AWS EFS Encrypted at Rest

DCF-54

CIS

ISO 27001:2013, HIPAA, GDPR, CCPA, CPRA, NIST 800-53r5, CCM, NIST CSF 1.1, FedRAMP, PCI DSS v4.0, ISO 27001:2022, SOC 2, ISO 27701:2019, NIST 800-171r2, NIST CSF 2.0, NIS 2, CMMC 2.0

220

AWS RDS Public Access Restricted

DCF-75

CIS

ISO 27001:2013, CCM, ISO 27017:2015, ISO 27001:2022, SOC 2, FedRAMP, NIS 2

219

AWS RDS Auto Minor Version Upgrade

DCF-152

CIS

ISO 27001:2013, NIST 800-53r5, NIST CSF 1.1, FedRAMP, ISO 27001:2022, SOC 2, ISO 27701:2019, NIST 800-171r2, CMMC 2.0

218

AWS EBS Volume Encryption

DCF-54

CIS

ISO 27001:2013, HIPAA, GDPR, CCPA, CPRA, NIST 800-53r5, CCM, NIST CSF 1.1, FedRAMP, PCI DSS v4.0, ISO 27001:2022, SOC 2, ISO 27701:2019, NIST 800-171r2, NIST CSF 2.0, NIS 2, CMMC 2.0

234

AWS S3 HTTP Requests Denied

DCF-55

CIS

ISO 27001:2013, HIPAA, CCPA, CPRA, NIST 800-53r5, CCM, NIST CSF 1.1, FedRAMP, PCI DSS v4.0, ISO 27001:2022, SOC 2, ISO 27701:2019, NIST 800-171r2, NIST CSF 2.0, ISO 27018:2019, NIS 2, CMMC 2.0

221

AWS S3 Bucket Access Logging

DCF-406

CIS

PCI DSS v3.2.1, NIST 800-53r5, FedRAMP, PCI DSS v4.0, ISO 27001:2022, SOC 2, NIST 800-171r2, NIST CSF 2.0, CMMC 2.0

223

AWS CMK Rotation

  • Requires additional permissions, refer to test article for more information.

DCF-779

CIS

ISO 27001:2022, SOC 2, ISO 27701:2019, NIST 800-171r2, CMMC 2.0

229

AWS IAM Unused Credentials

DCF-335

CIS

PCI DSS v3.2.1, NIST 800-53r5, FedRAMP, PCI DSS v4.0, NIST 800-171r2, CMMC 2.0

232

AWS IAM Access Key Rotation

DCF-783

CIS

ISO 27001:2022, SOC 2, ISO 27701:2019

216

AWS IAM Password Reuse

DCF-350

CIS

PCI DSS v3.2.1, PCI DSS v4.0, HIPAA, ISO 27001:2022, SOC 2, ISO 27701:2019, NIST 800-171r2, CMMC 2.0

217

AWS IAM Group-Based Access Control

DCF-776

CIS

ISO 27001:2022, SOC 2, ISO 27701:2019, NIST 800-171r2, NIST CSF 2.0, CMMC 2.0

230

AWS IAM Principle of Least Privilege

DCF-776

CIS

ISO 27001:2022, SOC 2, ISO 27701:2019, NIST 800-171r2, NIST CSF 2.0, CMMC 2.0

214

MFA for AWS Root Account

DCF-90

CIS

NIST 800-53r5, FedRAMP, ISO 27001:2022, SOC 2

215

AWS IAM Password Minimum Length

DCF-346, DCF-68

CIS

ISO 27001:2013, HIPAA, PCI DSS v3.2.1, CCPA, CPRA, NIST 800-53r5, CCM, NIST CSF 1.1, FedRAMP, Cyber Essentials, ISO 27017:2015, PCI DSS v4.0, ISO 27001:2022, SOC 2, ISO 27701:2019, NIST 800-171r2, NIST CSF 2.0, NIS 2, CMMC 2.0

222

AWS CloudTrail Logs Encrypted

DCF-54

CIS

ISO 27001:2013, HIPAA, GDPR, CCPA, CPRA, NIST 800-53r5, CCM, NIST CSF 1.1, FedRAMP, PCI DSS v4.0, ISO 27001:2022, SOC 2, ISO 27701:2019, NIST 800-171r2, NIST CSF 2.0, NIS 2, CMMC 2.0

224

AWS VPC Flow Logging

DCF-406

CIS

PCI DSS v3.2.1, NIST 800-53r5, FedRAMP, PCI DSS v4.0, ISO 27001:2022, SOC 2, NIST 800-171r2, NIST CSF 2.0, CMMC 2.0

225

Hardware MFA for AWS Root Account

DCF-90

CIS

NIST 800-53r5, FedRAMP, ISO 27001:2022, SOC 2

227

AWS Network ACLs Public Remote Server Administration Access Restricted

DCF-73

CIS

ISO 27001:2013, HIPAA, CCPA, CPRA, NIST 800-53r5, CCM, FedRAMP, ISO 27001:2022, SOC 2, NIST 800-171r2, ISO 27701:2019, CMMC 2.0

228

AWS Security Groups Restrict Public RDP Access

DCF-73

CIS

ISO 27001:2013, HIPAA, CCPA, CPRA, NIST 800-53r5, CCM, FedRAMP, ISO 27001:2022, SOC 2, NIST 800-171r2, ISO 27701:2019, CMMC 2.0

233

AWS VPC Default Security Groups Restrict All Traffic

DCF-85

CIS

ISO 27001:2013, CCPA, CPRA, NIST 800-53r5, CCM, NIST CSF 1.1, FedRAMP, Cyber Essentials, PCI DSS v4.0, ISO 27001:2022, SOC 2, ISO 27701:2019, NIST 800-171r2, NIST CSF 2.0, CMMC 2.0

132

Daily backup job status monitored

  • Requires additional permissions, refer to test article for more information.

DCF-99

Custom

ISO 27001:2013, HIPAA, CCM, NIST CSF 1.1, Cyber Essentials, ISO 27001:2022, SOC 2, NIST CSF 2.0

133

Failed Backup Alerts Being Sent

  • Requires additional permissions, refer to test article for more information.

DCF-99

Custom

ISO 27001:2013, HIPAA, CCM, NIST CSF 1.1, Cyber Essentials, ISO 27001:2022, SOC 2, NIST CSF 2.0

134

Failed Backups Addressed in Timely Manner

  • Requires additional permissions, refer to test article for more information.

DCF-99

Custom

ISO 27001:2013, HIPAA, CCM, NIST CSF 1.1, Cyber Essentials, ISO 27001:2022, SOC 2, NIST CSF 2.0

206

SQL freeable memory monitored

DCF-86

Custom

ISO 27001:2013, HIPAA, NIST 800-53r5, CCM, NIST CSF 1.1, FedRAMP, ISO 27001:2022, SOC 2, NIST 800-171r2, NIST CSF 2.0, CMMC 2.0

290

AWS Database Writes I/O Monitored

DCF-86

Custom

ISO 27001:2013, HIPAA, NIST 800-53r5, CCM, NIST CSF 1.1, FedRAMP, ISO 27001:2022, SOC 2, NIST 800-171r2, NIST CSF 2.0, CMMC 2.0

291

AWS Security Groups HTTP Access Restricted

DCF-85

Custom

ISO 27001:2013, CCPA, CPRA, NIST 800-53r5, CCM, NIST CSF 1.1, FedRAMP, Cyber Essentials, PCI DSS v4.0, ISO 27001:2022, SOC 2, ISO 27701:2019, NIST 800-171r2, NIST CSF 2.0, CMMC 2.0

292

AWS EC2 Instances IMDSv1 Disabled

DCF-12

Custom

ISO 27001:2013, PCI DSS v3.2.1, NIST 800-53r5, CCM, NIST CSF 1.1, FedRAMP, Cyber Essentials, ISO 27017:2015, PCI DSS v4.0, ISO 27001:2022, SOC 2, NIST 800-171r2, NIST CSF 2.0, CMMC 2.0

293

AWS Classic Load Balancer Latency Monitored

DCF-86

Custom

ISO 27001:2013, HIPAA, NIST 800-53r5, CCM, NIST CSF 1.1, FedRAMP, ISO 27001:2022, SOC 2, NIST 800-171r2, NIST CSF 2.0, CMMC 2.0

294

AWS Application Load Balancer Target Response Time Monitored

DCF-86

Custom

ISO 27001:2013, HIPAA, NIST 800-53r5, CCM, NIST CSF 1.1, FedRAMP, ISO 27001:2022, SOC 2, NIST 800-171r2, NIST CSF 2.0, CMMC 2.0

295

AWS Classic Load Balancer Server Errors Monitored

DCF-86

Custom

ISO 27001:2013, HIPAA, NIST 800-53r5, CCM, NIST CSF 1.1, FedRAMP, ISO 27001:2022, SOC 2, NIST 800-171r2, NIST CSF 2.0, CMMC 2.0

296

AWS Application Load Balancer Server Errors Monitored

DCF-86

Custom

ISO 27001:2013, HIPAA, NIST 800-53r5, CCM, NIST CSF 1.1, FedRAMP, ISO 27001:2022, SOC 2, NIST 800-171r2, NIST CSF 2.0, CMMC 2.0

297

AWS Classic Load Balancer Unhealthy Hosts Monitored

DCF-86

Custom

ISO 27001:2013, HIPAA, NIST 800-53r5, CCM, NIST CSF 1.1, FedRAMP, ISO 27001:2022, SOC 2, NIST 800-171r2, NIST CSF 2.0, CMMC 2.0

298

AWS Application Load Balancer Unhealthy Hosts Monitored

DCF-86

Custom

ISO 27001:2013, HIPAA, NIST 800-53r5, CCM, NIST CSF 1.1, FedRAMP, ISO 27001:2022, SOC 2, NIST 800-171r2, NIST CSF 2.0, CMMC 2.0

299

AWS Application Load Balancer Redirects HTTP to HTTPS

DCF-55

Custom

ISO 27001:2013, HIPAA, CCPA, CPRA, NIST 800-53r5, CCM, NIST CSF 1.1, FedRAMP, PCI DSS v4.0, ISO 27001:2022, SOC 2, ISO 27701:2019, NIST 800-171r2, NIST CSF 2.0, ISO 27018:2019, NIS 2, CMMC 2.0

300

AWS Lambda Error Rate Monitored

DCF-86

Custom

ISO 27001:2013, HIPAA, NIST 800-53r5, CCM, NIST CSF 1.1, FedRAMP, ISO 27001:2022, SOC 2, NIST 800-171r2, NIST CSF 2.0, CMMC 2.0

301

AWS DynamoDB Point-in-Time Recovery Enabled

  • Requires additional permissions, refer to test article for more information.

DCF-86

Custom

ISO 27001:2013, HIPAA, NIST 800-53r5, CCM, NIST CSF 1.1, FedRAMP, ISO 27001:2022, SOC 2, NIST 800-171r2, NIST CSF 2.0, CMMC 2.0

Enable new tests

These new tests will be released under the following status:

  • New status: The mapped control exists and the required connection (such as AWS) is enabled. These tests will not run automatically. You must update the status to Enabled to run the test.

    • New Customers Note: Customers starting after October 30, 2024 will have these tests automatically enabled if they have the required mapped control and connection enabled.

  • Unused status: The mapped control exists but the required connection (such as AWS) is not enabled.

To find test with the new status:

  1. Navigate to the Monitoring page.

  2. Within the filter options next to the test table, scroll down to Test Status.

  3. Select New.

To run a new test:

  1. Navigate to the Monitoring page.

  2. Select the test.

  3. Within the test drawer, there will be a test status field. Open the dropdown menu and select Enabled. Once you enable a new test, it will no longer be categorized as “new”.

    • You can also disable a new test from here if desired.

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