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New checks and engine updated to v3.4
ProwlerPro is now using Prowler Open Source as scanner engine v3.4 and new checks are added.
New services covered like Organizations best practices, SSM Incidents, Resource Explorer, Backup, additional checks for CloudTrail, ECR scan on push check updated, GuardDuty, VPC best practices, IAM. Now iam_policy_no_administrative_privileges has been renamed to iam_customer_unattached_policy_no_administrative_privileges and the following new important IAM checks:
- iam_aws_attached_policy_no_administrative_privileges: Ensure IAM AWS-Managed policies that allow full “:” administrative privileges are not attached – iam [high]
- iam_customer_attached_policy_no_administrative_privileges: Ensure IAM Customer-Managed policies that allow full “:” administrative privileges are not attached – iam [high]
- iam_customer_unattached_policy_no_administrative_privileges: Ensure IAM policies that allow full “:” administrative privileges are not created – iam [low]
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