How can I be notified when an AWS resource is non compliant using AWS config?

How can I be notified when an AWS resource is non compliant using AWS config?

Use an EventBridge rule with a custom event pattern and an input transformer to match an AWS Config evaluation rule output as NON_COMPLIANT. Then, route the response to an Amazon Simple Notification Service (Amazon SNS) topic.

How do I schedule my CloudWatch alarm?

Open the CloudWatch console at https://console.aws.amazon.com/cloudwatch/ .

1. In the navigation pane, choose Events, Create rule.
2. For Event source, choose Schedule.

How do I set CloudWatch alarm for CPU utilization?

To create an alarm based on CPU usage Open the CloudWatch console at https://console.aws.amazon.com/cloudwatch/ . In the navigation pane, choose Alarms, Create Alarm. Choose Select metric. In the All metrics tab, choose EC2 metrics.

How do I find my AWS compliance?

To view compliance (console) Sign in to the AWS Management Console and open the AWS Config console at https://console.aws.amazon.com/config/ . In the AWS Management Console menu, verify that the region selector is set to a region that supports AWS Config rules.

How do I set up CloudWatch alerts?

Create a CloudWatch alarm for an instance

1. In the navigation pane, choose Instances.
2. Select the instance and choose Actions, Monitor and troubleshoot, Manage CloudWatch alarms.
3. On the Manage CloudWatch alarms detail page, under Add or edit alarm, select Create an alarm.

What is a CloudWatch rule?

Amazon CloudWatch Events delivers a near real-time stream of system events that describe changes in Amazon Web Services (AWS) resources. Using simple rules that you can quickly set up, you can match events and route them to one or more target functions or streams.

How do I check CPU utilization of an EC2 instance?

Check the CPU utilization on the OS

1. Open the Amazon EC2 console, and then choose Instances from the navigation pane.
2. On the Monitoring tab, note the CPU utilization.
3. Connect to your instance using Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP).
4. Open Task Manager, and then note the CPU utilization on the OS.

How many alarms can I create in Amazon CloudWatch?

You can create up to 5000 alarms per Region per AWS account. To create or update an alarm, you use the CloudWatch console, the PutMetricAlarm API action, or the put-metric-alarm command in the AWS CLI. Alarm names must contain only ASCII characters.

How to create CloudWatch event in AWS config?

The CloudWatch event for AWS Config has the following format: Use the following steps to create a CloudWatch Events rule that triggers on an event emitted by AWS Config. Events are emitted on a best effort basis. Open the CloudWatch console at https://console.aws.amazon.com/cloudwatch/ . In the navigation pane, choose Events .

What are the CloudWatch alarms and event rules?

Repository of AWS CloudWatch Alarm and Event Rules. Each configuration item includes customizable CloudFormation template and AWS CLI scripts. A CloudWatch Alarm that triggers when there are rejected SSH connections in a VPC (Default: 10 connections per hour). Requires VPC flow logs to be enabled.

How to get status notifications on AWS config?

Choose Config Configuration Item Change to get notifications when a resource in your account changes. Choose Config Rules Compliance Change to get notifications when a compliance check to your rules fails. Choose Config Rules Re-evaluation Status to get reevaluation status notifications.