We explore two tools that enable organizations to validate ENS Alto compliance in their AWS cloud environments - AWS Config and Prowler.
Certification under the National Security Scheme (ENS) in Spain establishes a consistent framework for information security management. This uniform approach encompasses both public entities and private organizations that provide services to the former.
Complying with the ENS High is not only an essential regulatory requirement but also a strategic component to strengthen resilience and security in critical information management.
In this blog, we will explore two key tools recommended by the National Cryptologic Center (NCC) that enable organizations to validate ENS compliance in their Amazon Web Services (AWS) cloud environments - AWS Config and Prowler.
Private sector companies in Spain that provide services to public entities must comply with ENS requirements based on the type of service and information they manage. AWS, with its ENS High category certification, sets security standards for government agencies and public organizations in Spain, as well as for public service providers. The National Security Scheme (ENS) plays a crucial role in safeguarding the integrity of information in digital environments.
AWS Config is a configuration management service provided by Amazon Web Services (AWS) that plays an essential role in the continuous monitoring and assessment of the configuration of environment resources in AWS. Its primary function is to provide detailed visibility into the configuration of resources, enabling you to understand and maintain the compliance status of your cloud infrastructure.
AWS Config uses predefined and customizable rules to assess resource configuration against specific existing requirements, such as those set by ENS Alto. It also maintains a complete history of configuration changes over time.
AWS Config uses rules, both predefined and customizable, to evaluate the configuration of your resources. This facilitates a continuous understanding of the compliance status of your resources.
These reports allow you to clearly visualize the alignment of resources with specific requirements of the ENS Alto or other established standards.
Generates automatic alerts in case of secure configuration deviations, enabling a proactive response to potential security risks.
This service is a comprehensive solution that plays a crucial role in ENS High compliance. Its compliance package includes specific rules that make it easy for organizations to meet the detailed requirements of ENS Alto, ensuring a secure environment aligned with the most demanding security standards. In short, AWS Config is an essential tool for assessing, improving, and maintaining the configuration of resources in the AWS environment.
Prowler is an open source security tool designed to perform security best practice assessments, audits, incident response, continuous monitoring, and hardening in AWS, Azure, and GCP environments.
This tool has an extensive set of pre-configured security rules covering recognized standards such as CIS, NIST, PCI-DSS, CISA, ENS, among others. In addition, it offers the option to customize and create specific rules, providing organizations with the flexibility to address their particular security concerns.
Seamless integration with CI/CD workflows for ongoing assessments is a key feature that adds value to Prowler. This ensures that security audits are an active component in the development and deployment processes, ensuring a constant assessment of the security posture in the AWS environment.
Prowler enables customized validation of National Security Scheme (NSS) compliance, adapting to the specific security needs of each organization in a versatile and adaptable way, simplifying security audits in cloud environments by offering the ability to perform both manual and automated assessments.
The synergy between AWS Config and Prowler provides a comprehensive strategy for validating ENS compliance in AWS.
While AWS Config automates ongoing assessment, Prowler provides the flexibility to address specific requirements and run custom audits. Integrating these tools into a unified strategy ensures a holistic and effective approach to ENS compliance.
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