AWS Security Scanner Skill
SkillCloud & infraAWS security configuration scanning and hardening using Prowler, Security Hub, and AWS Config
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What this skill tells your AI
The instructions your AI receives, as published by a5c-ai/babysitter in library/specializations/security-compliance/skills/aws-security-scanner/SKILL.md and read by ahel’s review.
Purpose
Automated AWS security configuration scanning and hardening to identify misconfigurations, compliance violations, and security risks across AWS accounts and organizations.
Capabilities
Prowler Security Assessments
- Run comprehensive Prowler security scans
- Execute CIS AWS Foundations Benchmark checks
- Run AWS Well-Architected security pillar assessments
- Check PCI DSS, HIPAA, GDPR compliance
- Generate multi-format reports (HTML, CSV, JSON)
IAM Security Analysis
- Analyze IAM policies for over-permissive access
- Check for unused credentials and access keys
- Identify IAM users without MFA
- Review cross-account access configurations
- Detect privilege escalation paths
- Analyze service control policies (SCPs)
S3 Bucket Security
- Identify publicly accessible buckets
- Check bucket encryption configurations
- Review bucket policies and ACLs
- Verify access logging enabled
- Check for sensitive data exposure
- Validate versioning and replication
Network Security Analysis
- Review security group configurations
- Analyze Network ACLs
- Check VPC flow log enablement
- Identify public-facing resources
- Validate VPC endpoint configurations
- Check for overly permissive rules
Encryption Verification
- Verify EBS volume encryption
- Check RDS encryption settings
- Validate S3 encryption configurations
- Review KMS key policies
- Check secrets manager configurations
- Verify certificate validity
Logging and Monitoring
- Validate CloudTrail configuration
- Check CloudWatch log retention
- Verify GuardDuty enablement
- Review Security Hub findings
- Check Config rule compliance
- Validate alarm configurations
Compliance Mapping
- Map findings to CIS Benchmarks
- Generate SOC 2 evidence
- Track PCI DSS compliance
- Document HIPAA controls
- Map to NIST frameworks
AWS Services Covered
| Category | Services |
|---|---|
| Identity | IAM, SSO, Organizations |
| Compute | EC2, Lambda, ECS, EKS |
| Storage | S3, EBS, EFS, Glacier |
| Database | RDS, DynamoDB, Redshift |
| Network | VPC, CloudFront, Route53 |
| Security | Security Hub, GuardDuty, KMS |
| Monitoring | CloudTrail, CloudWatch, Config |
Integrations
- Prowler: Open-source AWS security tool
- AWS Security Hub: Centralized security findings
- AWS Config: Configuration compliance
- AWS CloudTrail: API activity logging
- AWS GuardDuty: Threat detection
- AWS IAM Access Analyzer: Access analysis
Target Processes
- Cloud Security Architecture Review
- Compliance Monitoring
- Security Posture Assessment
- AWS Account Hardening
Input Schema
{
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"scanType": {
"type": "string",
"enum": ["full", "cis", "pci", "hipaa", "gdpr", "custom"],
"description": "Type of security scan"
},
"awsAccounts": {
"type": "array",
"items": { "type": "string" },
"description": "AWS account IDs to scan"
},
"regions": {
"type": "array",
"items": { "type": "string" },
"description": "AWS regions to scan"
},
"services": {
"type": "array",
"items": { "type": "string" },
"description": "Specific services to scan"
},
"severityThreshold": {
"type": "string",
"enum": ["critical", "high", "medium", "low", "informational"]
},
"complianceFrameworks": {
"type": "array",
"items": {
"type": "string",
"enum": ["CIS", "PCI-DSS", "HIPAA", "GDPR", "SOC2", "NIST"]
}
},
"excludeChecks": {
"type": "array",
"items": { "type": "string" },
"description": "Check IDs to exclude"
}
},
"required": ["scanType"]
}
Output Schema
{
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"scanId": {
"type": "string"
},
"scanTimestamp": {
"type": "string",
"format": "date-time"
},
"accountsScanned": {
"type": "array"
},
"regionsScanned": {
"type": "array"
},
"summary": {
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"totalChecks": { "type": "integer" },
"passed": { "type": "integer" },
"failed": { "type": "integer" },
"warnings": { "type": "integer" }
}
},
"findingsBySeverity": {
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"critical": { "type": "integer" },
"high": { "type": "integer" },
"medium": { "type": "integer" },
"low": { "type": "integer" }
}
},
"findings": {
"type": "array",
"items": {
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"checkId": { "type": "string" },
"severity": { "type": "string" },
"service": { "type": "string" },
"region": { "type": "string" },
"resourceId": { "type": "string" },
"description": { "type": "string" },
"remediation": { "type": "string" },
"complianceMapping": { "type": "array" }
}
}
},
"complianceStatus": {
"type": "object"
},
"recommendations": {
"type": "array",
"items": { "type": "string" }
},
"reportPaths": {
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"html": { "type": "string" },
"csv": { "type": "string" },
"json": { "type": "string" }
}
}
}
}
Usage Example
skill: {
name: 'aws-security-scanner',
context: {
scanType: 'cis',
awsAccounts: ['123456789012'],
regions: ['us-east-1', 'us-west-2'],
complianceFrameworks: ['CIS', 'SOC2'],
severityThreshold: 'medium'
}
}
Signals
- GitHub stars
- 2k
- Forks
- 112
- Last commit
- Sep 2026
ahel review
S4info
community integration, published by a5c-ai, not aws
Automated review, not a security audit. Ruleset v1+k2.
Advanced
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- Key
aws-security-scanner- Source
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