Mactores Launches Lambda RDS Discovery and Scan Service for AWS Security
Mactores introduces Lambda RDS Discovery and Scan Service (LRDSS) to bolster security and compliance in Amazon AWS Platform as a Service (PaaS) environments. This innovation automates the management of RDS instances, treating them like on-premises services.
LRDSS begins by collecting an inventory of RDS instances across various regions within an AWS account. It then represents this data as asset groups in Qualys Policy Compliance. This process is fully automated, covering discovery, authentication, and scanning without manual intervention.
PaaS solutions, like AWS, offer scalability, agility, and cost-effective maintenance. However, they also present unique challenges in managing security and compliance. LRDSS addresses these by handling dynamic IPs of RDS instances, initiating scans, and maintaining a log of actions performed on the assets. It enables organizations to treat RDS instances like other assets in their system, ensuring they meet global compliance programs.
Qualys offers LRDSS to secure databases in AWS PaaS environments. As organizations shift towards PaaS, focusing on digital transformation, tools like LRDSS become crucial. They help adapt security strategies from network-centric to identity-specific parameters, ensuring comprehensive and cost-effective compliance.
