Ensure scanners are in place to secure Infrastructure as Code (IaC) instructions

MediumLevel 2Manual reviewgithub

Description

Detect and prevent misconfigurations or insecure instructions in Infrastructure as Code (IaC) files, such as Terraform files. Detecting and fixing misconfigurations and/or insecure instructions in IaC (Infrastructure as Code) files decreases the risk for data leak or data theft. Reported as a manual review item: no reliable read-only gh api check exists for this control.

How it is checked

Audit method: Manual review

This recommendation cannot be checked automatically. A scan lists it with these instructions when you pass --include-manual.

For every repository that holds IaC instructions files, verify that a scanning tool is set to identify and prevent misconfigurations and insecure instructions. Expected state: For every repository that holds IaC instructions files, set a scanning tool to identify and prevent misconfigurations and insecure instructions.

How it is fixed

Fix method: Guidance or infrastructure patch

For every repository that holds IaC instructions files, set a scanning tool to identify and prevent misconfigurations and insecure instructions.

Properties

Operating systems: Any
Tags: githubsource-code
Reference: CIS GitHub Benchmark v1.2.0 - 1.5.3 Ensure scanners are in place to secure Infrastructure as Code (IaC) instructions