The Challenge
Compliance frameworks like PCI-DSS, HIPAA, SOC 2, and ISO 27001 require organizations to demonstrate that security monitoring is active, findings are tracked and resolved, and audit trails are intact. Meeting these requirements manually means:
- Periodically exporting Security Hub findings and verifying workflow statuses are up to date
- Pulling CloudWatch alarm histories to prove monitoring was functioning during audit periods
- Searching CloudTrail events to demonstrate who performed which actions on sensitive resources
- Cross-referencing GuardDuty findings to document threat detection effectiveness
- Compiling everything into coherent evidence packages—often under deadline pressure
This manual process is slow, inconsistent, and leaves organizations scrambling before every audit cycle.
The Autohive Solution
The AWS Security integration enables Autohive agents to continuously and automatically collect the evidence your compliance team needs. Instead of manual log reviews before audits, your workflows run on schedule—gathering, structuring, and storing compliance data as it’s generated.
Continuous Security Finding Collection
Automatically list and filter Security Hub findings by status and severity on a scheduled basis. Track finding lifecycle from detection through resolution, generating documented evidence that your team is actively managing security issues.
Alarm State and History Documentation
Retrieve CloudWatch alarm states and histories to demonstrate that monitoring configurations are in place and functioning. Capture alarm state changes and the actions taken in response.
CloudTrail Evidence Aggregation
Search CloudTrail management events by user, resource type, or event name to produce detailed records of who accessed what and when—the core evidence for access control compliance requirements.
GuardDuty Detection Records
List and document GuardDuty findings and their resolution status, providing auditors with evidence that threat detection capabilities are active and that alerts are being properly handled.
Benefits
- Audit-ready reports on demand - Compliance evidence is collected continuously, not scrambled together before audits
- Reduced manual effort - Automated workflows replace hours of log review with structured, reproducible data collection
- Consistent evidence quality - Every compliance cycle produces the same structured output, reducing gaps and inconsistencies
- Multi-framework support - The same AWS data collection supports PCI-DSS, HIPAA, SOC 2, ISO 27001, and other frameworks
- Defensible audit trails - Automated retrieval with timestamps creates verifiable records of what was monitored and when
How It Works
- Scheduled collection - Autohive workflows run on your defined schedule (daily, weekly, or before audit windows)
- Finding retrieval - Security Hub findings are listed and filtered, with workflow statuses captured for each
- Alarm documentation - CloudWatch alarms and their histories are retrieved and structured
- Access event logging - CloudTrail events are searched and exported for the relevant audit period
- Threat detection records - GuardDuty findings are listed and their lifecycle statuses documented
- Report assembly - All retrieved data is aggregated into structured compliance evidence packages ready for auditor review
Getting Started
- Sign up at app.autohive.com
- Connect the AWS Security integration from the marketplace
- Configure your compliance collection schedule and target AWS services
- Deploy your compliance reporting agent
