Critical RDS Regional

RDS snapshot should be private

PCI DSSNIST

Description

Confirms that RDS snapshots are private and not publicly shared.


Remediation

Modify the RDS snapshot to be private.

Steps

  1. Log in to the AWS Management Console and open the Amazon RDS console.
  2. In the navigation pane, select 'Snapshots'.
  3. Choose the snapshot and select 'Modify Snapshot Attributes'.
  4. Remove any public accessibility options.
  5. Save the changes.

Compliance

PCI DSSNIST