AWS Resource Auditing

AWS is a digital ocean and is built upon the core concept, everything as a service. There are several dozen services that are already up there, which you can simply hook up to your application and extend the capabilities of your application's functionality. Whichever AWS services you use, you should place a focus on three major management services: CloudTrail, AWS Config, and Trusted Advisor. You should use these services irrespective of how big your cloud deployment is. Without making use of these services, you may be fishing in the desert. These services are at the very core when addressing compliance, reviewing the attack surface, and optimizing your AWS environment.

In this chapter, we will learn how CloudTrail and Config can be enabled so that you are in better control of your AWS infrastructure. In addition, there is no reason for you to not use...