AWS security monitoring that connects cloud alerts to everything else.

What's included

Under the AWS shared responsibility model, AWS secures the cloud and you secure what you put in it: identities, configurations, data, and workloads. That's the part we monitor.

• 24/7 monitoring of CloudTrail, GuardDuty, Security Hub, and workload telemetry across your accounts and regions.
• Correlation in Trellix Helix XDR, so cloud findings are linked with endpoint, email, and identity activity. An unusual API call from a new access key and a malware alert on the laptop that owns it become one incident.
• Triage by analysts, not just forwarding. You get a verdict and a recommended action, not a raw GuardDuty finding.
• Pre-approved response: disable access keys, revoke sessions, isolate instances, under rules you set.
• Configuration drift and posture review using Security Hub findings, prioritized by what's actually reachable.
• Audit evidence for CMMC, SOC 2, HIPAA, and PCI DSS: log retention, monitoring records, and incident history.

Why correlation matters in AWS

Many AWS incidents don't start in AWS. They often start with a stolen credential, a developer laptop, or a CI/CD token. Cloud-native detection sees the second half of the attack. Endpoint and identity tools see the first half. If they report to different places, nobody sees the whole thing until the bill or the breach notice arrives.

We built our SOC on Trellix XDR running on AWS, and AWS has featured our work on automated threat hunting and triage (AWS Partner Success). Trellix documents our US-based SOC and analyst team in its own customer story (Trellix).

Start with visibility

Get an AWS logging and detection gap review

We check which accounts and regions send CloudTrail, GuardDuty, and Security Hub data where it needs to go, and what an attacker could do without generating an alert anyone sees.

Request the reviewManaged Trellix XDR

AWS GovCloud and CMMC

If your AWS environment stores CUI, the cloud service has to meet security requirements equivalent to FedRAMP Moderate under DFARS 252.204-7012. Many defense contractors use AWS GovCloud (US) for that reason. We support GovCloud workloads, and all GovCloud operations are performed by US-persons analysts on our segregated US SOC. See do SOC analysts need to be US persons.

Your monitoring stack is in CMMC scope too. Logs are Security Protection Data, so the service that collects them is assessed as a Security Protection Asset (32 CFR 170.19). We provide a customer responsibility matrix for your SSP. See does your MSSP need CMMC certification.

How onboarding works

1. Account and region inventory. Every account in your organization, including the ones nobody remembers.
2. Logging baseline. Organization-wide CloudTrail, GuardDuty and Security Hub enabled where they should be, and delivery to the SIEM verified.
3. Response rules. What we can do without calling you, and who we call for everything else.
4. Detection tuning. An initial tuning period so alerts reflect your normal, not a generic one.
5. Steady state. 24/7 monitoring, monthly reporting, and quarterly posture reviews.

AWS monitoring is usually part of our SOC as a Service or managed detection and response engagement, and pairs with our incident response retainer.

Frequently asked questions

What AWS data sources does Cyberuptive monitor?

CloudTrail, GuardDuty, Security Hub, and workload telemetry, correlated in Trellix Helix XDR with endpoint and identity data. Other sources such as VPC Flow Logs and application logs are scoped during onboarding.

Isn't GuardDuty enough on its own?

GuardDuty is a strong detection service, but someone has to triage its findings around the clock, decide which ones matter, and connect them to activity outside AWS. That triage and correlation is what a managed service adds.

Do you support AWS GovCloud (US)?

Yes. Cyberuptive supports AWS GovCloud (US) workloads, and all GovCloud operations are performed by US-persons analysts on our segregated US SOC.

Can you take response actions in AWS?

Yes, under rules you approve in advance. Typical actions include disabling access keys, isolating instances with security groups, and revoking sessions. Everything else is escalated to your team with a recommendation.

How is managed AWS security priced?

It's scoped to account count, regions, log volume, and response authority, and is usually bundled with SOC as a Service. Our managed SOC pricing guide lists typical 2026 ranges.