Ensure AWS Organizations has Service Control Policies (SCPs) enabled
Service Control Policies provide central governance over AWS accounts by setting permission guardrails that apply to all users and roles in member accounts.
Security Impact
Without SCPs, individual accounts can deviate from security standards without central control or visibility.
How to Remediate
Enable SCPs in AWS Organizations. Create policies that enforce organizational security standards across all accounts.
Affected Resources
Compliance Frameworks
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Check Details
- Check ID
- aws-organizations-1
- Service
- AWS Organizations
- Category
- Governance
- Severity
- HIGH
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