Ensure WAF has bot control enabled
WAF Bot Control should be enabled to manage bot traffic.
Security Impact
Without bot control, malicious bots can scrape content, submit spam, or perform attacks.
How to Remediate
Add AWSManagedRulesBotControlRuleSet with appropriate protection level.
Affected Resources
Compliance Frameworks
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Check Details
- Check ID
- aws-waf-7
- Service
- AWS WAF
- Category
- Bot Protection
- Severity
- MEDIUM
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