Continuous compliance monitoring and assessment

Ensuring continuous compliance and monitoring is a cornerstone of a robust security and compliance management framework. This ongoing process involves the meticulous monitoring and evaluation of an organization’s cloud resources to ensure they adhere to established compliance standards and best practices. The dynamic nature of cloud resources, coupled with the complexity and scale of AWS environments, demands a vigilant approach to compliance. This section will delve into mechanisms and strategies to establish and maintain compliance, focusing on Config as a pivotal tool in this endeavor.

Overview of compliance with Config

AWS Config is a service designed to offer a comprehensive view of your AWS resource configuration and compliance. It functions by continuously monitoring and recording your AWS resource configurations, enabling you to automate the evaluation of these configurations against desired guidelines. This service...