Admin Policies Attached to CloudWatch Resources

Overview

The "Admin Policies Attached to CloudWatch Resources" widget provides visibility into IAM policies that grant admin-level access to Amazon CloudWatch resources. CloudWatch is a critical service for monitoring and logging AWS resources, and this widget ensures that only authorized users can manage CloudWatch alarms, logs, and metrics.

Why It Matters

For IT Engineers:

1. Monitoring and Logging Control:

   • Ensures that only trusted users can manage CloudWatch alarms, logs, and metrics, preventing accidental or malicious changes to monitoring setups.

2. Permission Visibility:

   • Helps identify over-permissioned users and restrict unnecessary access to CloudWatch resources.

3. Operational Oversight:

   • Provides a clear view of IAM policies attached to CloudWatch, helping to manage access and avoid misconfigurations.

For Security Engineers:

1. Access Control:

   • Prevents unauthorized users from modifying critical monitoring and logging configurations, which could lead to undetected issues or security breaches.

2. Risk Mitigation:

   • Reduces the risk of tampering with CloudWatch resources by ensuring that only necessary users have admin-level access.

3. Compliance:

   • Helps maintain secure configurations for CloudWatch resources, ensuring compliance with internal security policies and best practices.