AWS is a leading Cloud Service Provider having roubust tooling for various customer demands, below is the list of security tools and serviceability tools –
| Tools | Description | Use Case |
|---|---|---|
| Amazon CloudWatch | A monitoring and observability service that collects metrics, logs, and events. | Monitor application performance, set alarms, and gain operational insights. |
| AWS X-Ray | A distributed tracing tool for analyzing and debugging applications. | Identify bottlenecks and troubleshoot performance issues in microservices. |
| AWS CloudTrail | Provides event history of AWS API activity for governance and compliance. | Track changes, audit API calls, and ensure compliance. |
| Amazon Managed Grafana | A fully managed service for visualizing and analyzing observability data. | Create dashboards to visualize metrics, logs, and traces at scale. |
| Amazon Managed Service for Prometheus | A managed service for monitoring containerized applications. | Collect and query metrics from Kubernetes environments. |
| AWS Distro for OpenTelemetry | A secure, production-ready distribution of OpenTelemetry. | Collect and export telemetry data (metrics, logs, traces) from applications. |
AWS Security tools to protect your virtual assets –
| Tools | Description/Overview | Use Case |
|---|---|---|
| AWS Security Hub | Provides a unified view of security alerts and compliance checks across AWS accounts. | Centralize security management and automate compliance checks. |
| AWS Identity and Access Management (IAM) | Manages access to AWS resources with fine-grained permissions. | Control user and application access to AWS resources securely. |
| AWS Key Management Service (KMS) | A managed service for creating and controlling encryption keys. | Encrypt sensitive data and manage cryptographic keys. |
| AWS Shield | A managed Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) protection service. | Protect applications from DDoS attacks. |
| AWS WAF (Web Application Firewall) | Protects web applications from common exploits like SQL injection and XSS. | Secure web applications and APIs from malicious traffic. |
| Amazon GuardDuty | A threat detection service that continuously monitors for malicious activity. | Detect and respond to potential security threats in AWS environments. |
| AWS Config | Tracks configuration changes and evaluates compliance with policies. | Ensure resource configurations meet security and compliance requirements. |
| Amazon Macie | Uses machine learning to discover and protect sensitive data in S3 buckets. | Identify and secure sensitive data like PII and financial information. |
| AWS CloudTrail | Provides a record of AWS API calls for auditing and compliance. | Monitor and audit API activity for governance and security. |
| AWS Inspector | An automated security assessment service for EC2 instances and applications. | Identify vulnerabilities and improve application security. |