MEDIUM

Ensure Kinesis Data Analytics applications use VPC configuration

Analytics applications accessing VPC resources should be deployed with VPC configuration for network isolation.

Security Impact

Applications without VPC configuration may require public endpoints for VPC resources, increasing attack surface.

How to Remediate

Configure VPC settings for Kinesis Data Analytics applications that need to access VPC resources securely.

Affected Resources

AWS::KinesisAnalytics::ApplicationAWS::EC2::VPC

Compliance Frameworks

Network SecurityNIST 800-53

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Check Details

Check ID
aws-kinesis-6
Service
Amazon Kinesis
Category
Network Security
Severity
MEDIUM

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