Ensure VPC flow logs retention is at least 90 days
VPC flow logs should be retained for at least 90 days to support security investigations and compliance requirements.
Security Impact
Short retention periods may prevent investigation of security incidents that are discovered after logs have expired.
How to Remediate
Configure CloudWatch Log Group retention to at least 90 days, or configure S3 lifecycle policies for flow logs stored in S3.
Affected Resources
Compliance Frameworks
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Check Details
- Check ID
- aws-vpc-2
- Service
- Virtual Private Cloud (VPC)
- Category
- Logging
- Severity
- LOW
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