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Stax-managed Security Hub now supports the NIST Special Publication 800-53 Revision 5 standard in all Stax-supported regions. This NIST standard can be activated in Stax-managed Security Hub using the Stax API and SDK. Stax Console support for the standard will be available in early 2024.
Stax Workloads are now deployable in any region enabled within the Foundational Service Stax-managed AWS Regions. When initiating a new workload deployment through the Stax Console or SDK, you can choose from default and enabled opt-in regions, such as Melbourne (ap-southeast-4). Visit our help docs for a comprehensive list of all currently supported AWS regions.
Stax now supports enabling AWS opt-in Regions for your Stax tenancy. Configuring an opt-in Region, such as Melbourne (ap-southeast-4), enables the region for all accounts within your Organization and brings them in line with security and best practices through the Stax Assurance process.
See Using Stax-managed AWS Regions for details on configuring AWS opt-in Regions.
Stax Rule Bundles now provide AWS Console remediation guidance, offering organizations actionable steps to address rule violations and maintain compliance. Refer to our guide for more details.
To gain detailed insights into your AWS cost information, or to feed billing information into third-party tools, you can now opt-in to have your Stax-managed AWS Cost and Usage Reports (CURs) exported directly to an S3 bucket in your AWS Organization's logging account. To find out more, see Opt-in to Stax-managed CUR export to the Logging Accountin the docs.
In addition to viewing your rule-level compliance score based on passing and failing rules, Stax Compliance users can now view compliance scores calculated by the number of passing/failing resources. This new resource-level compliance view enables resource-focused operational insights and remediation.
Choose the vertical ellipsis (⋮) under the summary results on the Rule page to change how the compliance score is calculated. See our guide for more details.
Stax Notifications now supports the ability to create multiple of the same notification types for any delivery channel. This change provides greater flexibility and personalization and makes managing your Stax Cost & Compliance notifications much easier. See Manage Notifications for more details.
The NIST Cybersecurity Framework Rule Bundle is now available to all organizations. This Bundle is designed to help customers fortify their AWS environment against cyber threats and strengthen their security posture.
The new bundle currently includes 86 controls and over 16 new rules, with more to be added during the preview phase.
Add the Bundle to your Stax console to get started. Once added, Stax will perform an initial evaluation and populate the Rules page with new results. You can filter the page to show only results from the NIST Cybersecurity Framework bundle if preferred. Alternatively, to add any of the new rules to your Organization Rule Bundle, head to the Rules Catalog page.
OUs can now be managed from within Stax and SCPs can now be attached to OUs and individual accounts. For more information, see the documentation.
The Australian Cyber Security Centre Essential Eight Rule Bundle is now available to all organizations. This Bundle is designed to help customers fortify their AWS environment against cyber threats and strengthen their security posture.
The new Stax Compliance ACSC Essential Eight Rule Bundle includes 42 controls and 16 new rules.
Add the Bundle to Stax to get going. Once added, Stax will perform an initial evaluation and populate the Rules page with new results. You can filter the page to show only results from the Essential Eight bundle if preferred. Alternatively, to add any of the new rules to your Organization Rule Bundle, head to the Rules Catalog page.