AWS Security Hub Audit Cheat Sheet

Last Updated: November 21, 2025

Audit Areas

Check	Command
`Findings`	aws securityhub get-findings --filters SeverityLabel=HIGH
`IAM exposure`	aws iam get-account-summary \| grep User
`CloudTrail trails`	aws cloudtrail describe-trails
`GuardDuty`	aws guardduty get-findings --detector-id


         aws securityhub get-insights --insight-arns

List curated insights to focus your attention.


         aws securityhub batch-update-findings --finding-identifiers ... --note text=...

Add human context when triaging findings.


         aws iam list-attached-role-policies --role-name

Verify least privilege before granting new rights.


         aws s3api get-bucket-versioning --bucket audit-logs

Ensure audit trails retain historical data.

Automate Security Hub, GuardDuty, and IAM queries so you can rotate audit dashboards without missing high-severity signals.

💡 Pro Tip: Filter Security Hub findings down to your severity levels before scripting dashboards.