Network misconfigurations

Ensure routing tables for VPC peering are “”least access””

Platform(s)
Compliance Frameworks
  • AWS CIS
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  • Brazilian General Data Protection (LGPD)
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  • CCPA
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  • cis_8
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  • CPRA
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  • ISO 27701
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  • iso_27001_2022
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  • iso_27002_2022
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  • Mitre ATT&CK
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  • mpa
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  • New Zealand Information Security Manual
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  • NIST 800-171
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  • NIST 800-53
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  • Orca Best Practices
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  • PDPA
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  • UK Cyber Essentials

Description

Once a VPC peering connection is established, routing tables must be updated to establish any connections between the peered VPCs. These routes can be as specific as desired - even peering a VPC to only a single host on the other side of the connection.