AWS account controls

These controls are related to AWS accounts.

These controls may not be available in all AWS Regions. For more information, see Availability of controls by Region.

[Account.1] Security contact information should be provided for an AWS account

Related requirements: NIST.800-53.r5 CM-2, NIST.800-53.r5 CM-2(2)

Category: Identify > Resource Configuration

Severity: Medium

Resource type: AWS::::Account

AWS Config rule: security-account-information-provided

Schedule type: Periodic

Parameters: None

This control checks if an Amazon Web Services (AWS) account has security contact information. The control fails if security contact information is not provided for the account.

Alternate security contacts allow AWS to contact another person about issues with your account in case you're unavailable. Notifications can be from AWS Support, or other AWS service teams about security-related topics associated with your AWS account usage.

Remediation

To add an alternate contact as a security contact to your AWS account, see Adding, changing, or removing alternate contacts in the AWS Billing and Cost Management User Guide.

[Account.2] AWS accounts should be part of an AWS Organizations organization

Category: Protect > Secure access management > Access control

Related requirements: NIST.800-53.r5 CA-9(1), NIST.800-53.r5 CM-2

Severity: High

Resource type: AWS::::Account

AWS Config rule: account-part-of-organizations

Schedule type: Periodic

Parameters: None

This control checks if an AWS account is part of an organization managed through AWS Organizations. The control fails if the account is not part of an organization.

Organizations helps you centrally manage your environment as you scale your workloads on AWS. You can use multiple AWS accounts to isolate workloads that have specific security requirements, or to comply with frameworks such as HIPAA or PCI. By creating an organization, you can administer multiple accounts as a single unit and centrally manage their access to AWS services, resources, and Regions.

Remediation

To create a new organization and automatically add AWS accounts to it, see Creating an organization in the AWS Organizations User Guide. To add accounts to an existing organization, see Inviting an AWS account to join your organization in the AWS Organizations User Guide.