Ensure data events are logged for S3 buckets
CloudTrail data events should be enabled for S3 buckets containing sensitive data to log object-level API activity.
Security Impact
Without S3 data events, object access patterns cannot be audited, leaving data access unmonitored.
How to Remediate
Configure data event selectors for S3 buckets: aws cloudtrail put-event-selectors with DataResources for specific buckets.
Affected Resources
Compliance Frameworks
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Check Details
- Check ID
- aws-cloudtrail-9
- Service
- AWS CloudTrail
- Category
- Logging
- Severity
- MEDIUM
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