SEC05-BP04 Automate network protection
Manage network controls as code through CloudFormation, Terraform and Firewall Manager so policies deploy consistently and drift is detected automatically.
4
artefacts
2
held by a system
0
at each review
easy
to go live
SIEM / log platform
where the evidence lives
teal = a system already holds it · olive = produced at each review
system holds itEvidence a system already holds
- Drift detection alerts · SIEM / log platform
- Pipeline scans · Vulnerability scanner / patch tooling
periodic reviewEvidence produced at each review
none for this control
governing documentDocuments that govern the control
- IaC repositories for network controls · Policy repository / GRC workspace
- Firewall Manager policies · Policy repository / GRC workspace
First move
Automate the pull from your SIEM / log platform. Retention and alert rules exported from the SIEM; review evidence is the closed-alert record with reviewer and time.
Common gaps auditors find
- console changes to security groups
- no centralised firewall policy
- drift not detected
Do this for your whole sheet
Paste the rows you run your controls from and get this mapping for every control at once, with the periodic-review ones flagged and a first move per row. No account for the first run.
Build my evidence sheetSEC05-BP03 Implement inspection-based protection · SEC06-BP01 Perform vulnerability management