Unclear if cloud storage is encrypted
Default encryption is free and should be on for all new storage. Existing data won't re-encrypt automatically.
Try this first
- 1S3: 'Default encryption' to SSE-S3 or SSE-KMS, plus block public access
- 2EBS: 'EBS encryption by default' on in account settings
- 3Azure Disk Encryption / Storage Service Encryption: on via policy
- 4GCP encrypt at rest is default, for extra control use CMEK
When to bring us in
For strict compliance, KMS with CMK (customer-managed) and key rotation.
See also
- Everyone logs in with the AWS root accountRoot is for emergencies and billing. Day-to-day work belongs in IAM users or SSO.
- Every developer has AdministratorAccessAdministratorAccess everywhere is convenient now, painful later. Start with role-based policies.
- Everyone has individual IAM users with their own passwordIdentity Center (formerly AWS SSO) links to your IdP and issues temporary credentials per session.
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