AWS_IAM_18

Ensure security contact information is registered

Description

AWS provides customers with the option of specifying the contact information for account’s security team. It is recommended that this information be provided.

Remediation

Perform the following in the AWS Management Console to establish security contact information:
1. Click on your account name at the top right corner of the console.

2. From the drop-down menu Click My Account

3. Scroll down to the Alternate Contacts section

4. Enter contact information in the Security section

Note: Consider specifying an internal email distribution list to ensure emails are regularly monitored by more than one individual.

Service

IAM

Severity

Low

Compliance

Mapping

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