Use when performing security audit checklist — run a structured security audit across IAM, network, encryption, logging, and vulnerability management. Covers identity hygiene, network segmentation, data protection, and audit trail completeness. Use for periodic security reviews or pre-compliance preparation.
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---
name: security-audit-checklist
enabled: true
description: |
Use when performing security audit checklist — run a structured security audit
across IAM, network, encryption, logging, and vulnerability management. Covers
identity hygiene, network segmentation, data protection, and audit trail
completeness. Use for periodic security reviews or pre-compliance preparation.
required_connections:
- prefix: aws
label: "AWS (or cloud provider)"
config_fields:
- key: environment
label: "Environment"
required: true
placeholder: "e.g., production, staging"
- key: account_id
label: "Account / Project ID"
required: true
placeholder: "e.g., 123456789012"
- key: audit_scope
label: "Audit Scope"
required: false
placeholder: "e.g., full, iam-only, network-only"
features:
- SECURITY
- COMPLIANCE
---
# Security Audit Checklist Skill
Perform a comprehensive security audit for **{{ environment }}** (Account: **{{ account_id }}**).
## Workflow
### Step 1 — Scope & Context
Establish audit parameters:
1. **Environment**: {{ environment }}
2. **Scope**: {{ audit_scope | "full audit" }}
3. **Date**: [auto-populated]
4. **Previous audit date**: [request from user if available]
5. **Known exceptions**: [document any pre-approved risk acceptances]
### Step 2 — IAM & Identity Review
```
IAM & IDENTITY
━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━
[ ] Root account has MFA enabled and no access keys
[ ] All human users use SSO/federation (no long-lived credentials)
[ ] Service accounts use roles/instance profiles, not static keys
[ ] IAM policies follow least-privilege principle
[ ] No wildcard (*) actions on sensitive resources
[ ] Unused IAM users/roles removed (inactive >90 days)
[ ] Cross-account access reviewed and justified
[ ] Password policy meets minimum complexity (14+ chars, rotation)
[ ] API key rotation schedule enforced (<90 days)
```
### Step 3 — Network Security Review
```
NETWORK SECURITY
━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━
[ ] No security groups allow 0.0.0.0/0 on SSH (22) or RDP (3389)
[ ] Default VPC security groups deny all inbound
[ ] Network segmentation between tiers (web/app/data)
[ ] Private subnets used for databases and internal services
[ ] VPC flow logs enabled on all VPCs
[ ] WAF configured for public-facing endpoints
[ ] NACLs restrict traffic between subnets appropriately
[ ] No public S3 buckets / storage with sensitive data
[ ] VPN or private connectivity for admin access
```
### Step 4 — Encryption & Data Protection
```
ENCRYPTION & DATA PROTECTION
━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━
[ ] Encryption at rest enabled for all data stores
[ ] Encryption in transit (TLS 1.2+) enforced on all endpoints
[ ] KMS keys use customer-managed keys (not AWS-managed) for sensitive data
[ ] Key rotation enabled (annual minimum)
[ ] Secrets stored in secrets manager (not env vars or code)
[ ] No sensitive data in logs (PII, credentials, tokens)
[ ] Backup encryption enabled
[ ] S3 bucket policies enforce ssl-only access
```
### Step 5 — Logging & Monitoring
```
LOGGING & MONITORING
━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━
[ ] CloudTrail enabled in all regions with log file validation
[ ] CloudTrail logs sent to centralized, immutable storage
[ ] GuardDuty / threat detection enabled
[ ] Security alerts configured for: root login, IAM changes, SG changes
[ ] Log retention meets compliance requirements (≥1 year)
[ ] Access logs enabled on load balancers and API gateways
[ ] DNS query logging enabled
[ ] Anomaly detection active on critical metrics
```
### Step 6 — Vulnerability Management
```
VULNERABILITY MANAGEMENT
━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━
[ ] Container/AMI vulnerability scanning in CI pipeline
[ ] Runtime vulnerability scanning on deployed workloads
[ ] Dependency scanning (SCA) in CI pipeline
[ ] Critical/High CVEs patched within SLA (7/30 days)
[ ] Penetration test conducted within last 12 months
[ ] Security findings tracked in issue tracker with SLA
```
### Step 7 — Risk Scoring & Report
For each section, assign a risk level:
| Section | Items Passed | Items Failed | Risk Level |
|---------|-------------|-------------|------------|
| IAM & Identity | X/Y | Z | LOW/MED/HIGH/CRIT |
| Network Security | X/Y | Z | LOW/MED/HIGH/CRIT |
| Encryption | X/Y | Z | LOW/MED/HIGH/CRIT |
| Logging | X/Y | Z | LOW/MED/HIGH/CRIT |
| Vulnerability Mgmt | X/Y | Z | LOW/MED/HIGH/CRIT |
**Overall Risk**: Highest individual risk level.
## Counter-Rationalizations
| Shortcut | Counter | Why |
|----------|---------|-----|
| "We can skip some steps for this case" | Adapt the workflow steps, don't skip them | Skipped steps are where incidents and oversights originate |
| "The user seems to already know what to do" | Complete all workflow phases with the user | The workflow catches blind spots that experience alone misses |
| "This is a minor case, full process is overkill" | Scale the process down, don't turn it off | Minor cases become major when unstructured; the process scales, not disappears |
| "I'll fill in the details later" | Complete each section before moving on | Deferred details are forgotten; real-time capture is more accurate |
| "The template output isn't necessary" | Always produce the structured output format | Structured output enables comparison, audit trails, and handoff to other teams |
## Output Format
Produce a structured audit report with:
1. **Audit header** (environment, account, date, scope, auditor)
2. **Section checklists** with PASS/FAIL/N-A per item and evidence
3. **Risk matrix** with per-section and overall risk scores
4. **Critical findings** listed with remediation priority and owner
5. **Action items** table with severity, owner, and due date
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