Low
RDS
Regional
RDS DB instances should have deletion protection enabled
NIST
Description
Confirms that RDS instances have deletion protection enabled.
Remediation
Enable deletion protection for the identified RDS DB instance.
Steps
- Log in to the AWS Management Console and open the Amazon RDS console.
- Select the RDS DB instance and choose 'Modify'.
- In the 'Deletion protection' section, check 'Enable deletion protection'.
- Save the changes.
Compliance
NIST