LOW

Ensure DynamoDB tables have CloudWatch alarms

CloudWatch alarms should monitor table metrics for throttling and errors.

Security Impact

Without alarms, performance issues may not be detected.

How to Remediate

Create alarms for ReadThrottleEvents, WriteThrottleEvents, and SystemErrors.

Affected Resources

AWS::CloudWatch::Alarm

Compliance Frameworks

SOC 2

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Check Details

Check ID
aws-dynamodb-12
Service
Amazon DynamoDB
Category
Monitoring
Severity
LOW

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