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Amazon Machine Images (AMIs) should be encrypted to fulfill compliance requirements for data-at-rest encryption.

Risk Level

High

Address

Security

Compliance Standards

PCIDSS, HITRUST, SOC2, NISTCSF

Triage and Remediation

Remediation

Sure, here are the step-by-step instructions to remediate the EC2 AMIs Should Be Encrypted misconfiguration for AWS using AWS console:

  1. Log in to the AWS Management Console.

  2. Navigate to the EC2 dashboard.

  3. In the left-hand navigation panel, click on the “AMIs” option.

  4. Select the AMI that needs to be encrypted.

  5. Click on the “Actions” button and select “Copy AMI”.

  6. In the “Copy AMI” wizard, select the region where the AMI will be copied and check the “Encrypt this image” option.

  7. Select the KMS key that will be used to encrypt the AMI, or create a new one.

  8. Click on the “Copy AMI” button to start the copy process.

  9. Once the copy process is complete, the new encrypted AMI will be available in the selected region.

  10. Repeat this process for all the unencrypted AMIs in your AWS account.

By following these steps, you can remediate the EC2 AMIs Should Be Encrypted misconfiguration for AWS using AWS console.

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