Medium NetworkFirewall Regional

Network Firewall firewalls should have deletion protection enabled

NIST 800-53

Description

This control checks whether an AWS Network Firewall firewall has deletion protection enabled. The control fails if deletion protection isn't enabled for a firewall.


Remediation

Enable deletion protection on the firewall to protect against accidental deletion.

Steps

  1. Open the AWS Network Firewall console.
  2. Select your firewall and choose 'Edit'.
  3. Enable 'Deletion protection'.
  4. Save changes and verify the firewall shows deletion protection enabled.

Compliance

NIST 800-53