Discover, Monitor, and Secure Your AWS Assets
Halo Security integrates directly with AWS to provide comprehensive visibility into your cloud assets. Our platform automatically discovers and monitors Route53 DNS records, Elastic IP addresses, and Elastic Load Balancer configurations, helping you identify and address security risks across your AWS infrastructure.
Key Benefits
- Complete Asset Discovery: Automatically map your AWS attack surface, including DNS records, IP addresses, and load balancer configurations
- Continuous Security Monitoring: Track changes and detect vulnerabilities across your infrastructure
- Dynamic Asset Tracking: Monitor cloud resources with changing IP addresses through AWS Instance IDs
- Minimal Access Requirements: Operate securely with read-only permissions through a custom IAM role
Use Cases
- Map your complete AWS attack surface to eliminate blind spots
- Monitor DNS configurations for security gaps and unauthorized changes
- Track dynamic cloud assets as they scale
- Maintain an accurate inventory of internet-facing AWS resources
Set Up Process
- Create a dedicated IAM role for Halo Security
- Apply our custom security policy with read-only permissions
- Configure the AWS connector in your Halo Security dashboard
- Start discovering and monitoring your AWS assets
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I scan AWS for vulnerabilities?
Halo Security connects directly to your AWS environment through a read-only IAM role. The process is straightforward and secure:
Initial Setup:
Create a dedicated IAM role with read-only permissions to scan your AWS infrastructure. This role allows us to discover assets while ensuring your environment cannot be modified.
Automated Scanning:
Once connected, our platform automatically begins discovering your assets and scanning for vulnerabilities, misconfigurations, and security gaps across your AWS infrastructure.
Continuous Monitoring:
We provide ongoing monitoring and alerts for new security risks as they emerge, ensuring you maintain visibility into your AWS security posture.
How does External Attack Surface Management work for AWS?
EASM for AWS operates through continuous discovery and monitoring of your external-facing cloud assets. Our platform connects to AWS APIs to identify and monitor resources including:
- Route53 DNS records and zones
- Elastic IP addresses and their associations
- Load balancer configurations and endpoints
- Public-facing cloud resources
This comprehensive approach ensures you maintain visibility into your complete AWS attack surface while receiving alerts about new security risks as they emerge.
What AWS permissions does Halo Security require?
Halo Security operates with minimal permissions using a custom IAM role. We require read-only access to specific services:
- Route53 for DNS monitoring
- EC2 for instance and IP discovery
- Elastic Load Balancer for configuration analysis
Our integration never requires write permissions to your AWS environment, ensuring the security and integrity of your infrastructure.
Can Halo Security track dynamic AWS assets?
Yes, Halo Security maintains accurate tracking of dynamic AWS assets by using AWS Instance IDs rather than relying solely on IP addresses. This approach ensures continuous monitoring even as your infrastructure scales and changes, including:
- Auto-scaled EC2 instances
- Container workloads
- Dynamic IP assignments
- Load-balanced services
How quickly can I start monitoring my AWS environment?
You can begin monitoring your AWS environment in minutes. The streamlined setup process includes:
- Creating an IAM role using our template
- Applying our security policy
- Connecting AWS to the Halo Security platform
Once connected, asset discovery begins immediately, with initial results available within minutes.
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