AWS CloudTrail — Audit AWS API Activity & Compliance

AWS CloudTrail is a governance and auditing service for tracking user activity and API usage in AWS environments

AWS CloudTrail is an auditing and compliance service that records API calls and account activity across your entire Amazon Web Services infrastructure. This tool is designed for business owners and IT administrators who need a permanent record of actions taken by users, roles, or services to ensure security and operational transparency. By maintaining a detailed history of events, AWS CloudTrail provides the visibility necessary to determine which user made a specific change and when it occurred. The service logs every interaction including the source IP address, time of request, and the parameters of the API call. For businesses operating in regulated industries, AWS CloudTrail simplifies the path to compliance with standards such as GDPR, HIPAA, and PCI DSS. The platform also includes a specialized feature called Insights, which uses machine learning to identify unusual activity patterns that could indicate a security breach or operational failure. When integrated with your wider tech stack, as detailed on surfai.app, the service acts as the foundation for automated security responses. You can trigger specific workflows or alerts based on logged events to mitigate risks in real-time without manual intervention. By centralizing logs from multiple regions into a single Amazon S3 bucket, it provides a unified view of your global cloud footprint. AWS CloudTrail offers a generous free tier that includes 90 days of management events at no cost. Beyond this period or for additional data event logging, costs are calculated based on the volume of events processed and stored.

• Pricing: freemium

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