More Info:

There should not be any publicly accessible SNS topics in order to protect them against attackers or unauthorized personnel.

Risk Level

Medium

Address

Security

Compliance Standards

HITRUST, AWSWAF, SOC2, NISTCSF, PCIDSS

Triage and Remediation

Remediation

Sure, here are the step-by-step instructions to remediate the SNS Topics Should Not Be Exposed issue in AWS using the AWS console:

  1. Log in to your AWS console.
  2. Open the SNS service.
  3. Click on the topic that you want to remediate.
  4. Click on the “Access policy” tab.
  5. Review the policy to ensure that it only allows access to the necessary users and roles.
  6. If the policy allows public access, click on the “Edit” button.
  7. Update the policy to restrict access to only the necessary users and roles.
  8. Click on the “Save changes” button to save the updated policy.

By following these steps, you will be able to remediate the SNS Topics Should Not Be Exposed issue in AWS using the AWS console.

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