AWS Security Scanner Skill

SkillCloud & infra

AWS security configuration scanning and hardening using Prowler, Security Hub, and AWS Config

Instructions available. Your AI can read the instructions. Execution depends on the setup they require.

Add ahel to your AI once: Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor, Claude Code or Codex. Then ask it to use this.

Then ask your AI: use the AWS Security Scanner Skill skill

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

CategoryServices
IdentityIAM, SSO, Organizations
ComputeEC2, Lambda, ECS, EKS
StorageS3, EBS, EFS, Glacier
DatabaseRDS, DynamoDB, Redshift
NetworkVPC, CloudFront, Route53
SecuritySecurity Hub, GuardDuty, KMS
MonitoringCloudTrail, 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

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