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Database

Aws Instance Backup Retention

Description

Identifies RDS database instances that have insufficient backup retention periods (less than 7 days). Short backup retention periods increase the risk of data loss and limit the ability to recover from accidental data modifications or corruption.

Weakness:

101 - Lack of protection against deletion

Category: Functionality Abuse

Detection Strategy

    Examines all RDS database instances in the specified AWS region

    Checks the backup retention period configuration for each database instance

    Reports a vulnerability if the backup retention period is set to less than 7 days