Configure AWS VPC Flow logs to CloudWatch Log group

1. How do I send VPC flow logs to CloudWatch?
2. How do I check my VPC flow logs in CloudWatch?
3. How do I enable flow logs in AWS?
4. How do I monitor VPC flow logs?
5. Should I enable VPC flow logs?
6. What is the use of VPC flow logs?
7. Does CloudWatch logs insights charge me for Cancelled queries?
8. How do I enable NSG flow logs?
9. How many types of VPC endpoints are available?
10. How do I check traffic on AWS?
11. How do I publish a log to CloudWatch?
12. What is CloudTrail in AWS?

How do I send VPC flow logs to CloudWatch?

Open the Amazon VPC console at https://console.aws.amazon.com/vpc/ .

1. In the navigation pane, choose Your VPCs or choose Subnets.
2. Select the checkbox for one or more VPCs or subnets and then choose Actions, Create flow log.
3. For Filter, specify the type of traffic to log.

How do I check my VPC flow logs in CloudWatch?

Open the CloudWatch console at https://console.aws.amazon.com/cloudwatch/ .

1. In the navigation pane, choose Logs, and select the log group that contains your flow log. ...
2. Select the log stream that contains the ID of the network interface for which to view the flow log records.

How do I enable flow logs in AWS?

You can enable VPC Flow Logs from the AWS Management Console or the AWS Command Line Interface (CLI), or by making calls to the EC2 API. Here's how you would enable them for a VPC: This will display the Create Flow Log wizard: New Flow Logs will appear in the Flow Logs tab of the VPC dashboard.

How do I monitor VPC flow logs?

Using the AWS Console

1. Go to Networking & Content Delivery on the console and click VPC.
2. In the navigation pane, select the VPC to monitor, then select Create Flow Log under the Actions dropdown.
3. You will now need to specify a filter. ...
4. Under Destination, select the Send to CloudWatch Logs option.

Should I enable VPC flow logs?

Enabling VPC Flow Logs will help you detect security and access issues like overly permissive security groups and network ACLs and alert abnormal activities triggered within your Virtual Private Cloud network such as rejected connection requests or unusual levels of data transfer.

What is the use of VPC flow logs?

VPC Flow Logs is a feature that enables you to capture information about the IP traffic going to and from network interfaces in your VPC. Flow log data can be published to Amazon CloudWatch Logs or Amazon S3. After you've created a flow log, you can retrieve and view its data in the chosen destination.

Does CloudWatch logs insights charge me for Cancelled queries?

Q: Does CloudWatch Logs Insights charge me for cancelled queries? Yes, if you cancel a query manually, you are charged for the amount of ingested log data scanned up to the point at which you cancelled the query.

How do I enable NSG flow logs?

On the Azure portal, navigate to the NSG Flow Logs section in Network Watcher. Then click the name of the NSG. This will bring up the settings pane for the Flow log. Change the parameters you want and hit Save to deploy the changes.

How many types of VPC endpoints are available?

There are two types of VPC endpoints: (1) interface endpoints and (2) gateway endpoints. Interface endpoints enable connectivity to services over AWS PrivateLink.

How do I check traffic on AWS?

1. Monitor activity in your AWS account.
2. Infrastructure protection. Monitor instance traffic. Monitor VPC Flow Logs for abnormal traffic patterns. Use VPC Traffic Mirroring. ...
3. Tag AWS services based on data classification. Restrict access based on classification. Leverage automated detection of confidential data. ...
4. Key AWS Services.

How do I publish a log to CloudWatch?

Configuration for sending OS logs to CloudWatch involves,

1. Create IAM Role with relevant permission and attach to Linux instance.
2. Install the CloudWatch agent in the instance.
3. Prepare the configuration file in the instance.
4. Start the CloudWatch agent service in the instance.
5. Monitor the logs using CloudWatch web console.

What is CloudTrail in AWS?

AWS CloudTrail is a service that enables governance, compliance, operational auditing, and risk auditing of your AWS account. ... CloudTrail provides event history of your AWS account activity, including actions taken through the AWS Management Console, AWS SDKs, command line tools, and other AWS services.