Ensure WAF metrics and alarms are configured
CloudWatch metrics and alarms should be configured for WAF rule matches.
Security Impact
Without monitoring, attack patterns may not be detected in real-time.
How to Remediate
Create CloudWatch alarms for high rates of blocked requests or rate limit triggers.
Affected Resources
Compliance Frameworks
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Check Details
- Check ID
- aws-waf-17
- Service
- AWS WAF
- Category
- Monitoring
- Severity
- MEDIUM
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