Security considerations for running containers on Amazon ECS
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This article provides six best practices for securing containers running on Amazon Elastic Container Service (Amazon ECS).
Specifically, the article covers:
- Managing ECS access with IAM policies and roles
- Securing the ECS network (segmentation, encryption, VPC isolation, PrivateLink)
- Storing and managing secrets securely using AWS Secrets Manager or Parameter Store
- Securing the ECS task and runtime (image scanning, least privilege, logging)
- Monitoring ECS with CloudWatch, CloudTrail, and VPC Flow Logs
- Ensuring compliance and using AWS Security Hub for ECS controls
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