The Challenge
Security incidents don’t wait for analysts to finish switching tabs. When an alert fires in Security Hub or GuardDuty, the clock is already running—and every minute spent manually retrieving context from disparate AWS services is a minute attackers can use to escalate privileges, exfiltrate data, or establish persistence.
- Security Hub findings require cross-referencing with GuardDuty detections to confirm genuine threats
- CloudWatch logs must be retrieved and searched to understand the blast radius of an event
- CloudTrail must be queried to trace who did what and when—often across hundreds of API calls
- Each service requires separate console access, separate searches, and separate mental context
The result: slow, error-prone investigations, analyst burnout, and attackers with an unnecessarily wide window of opportunity.
The Autohive Solution
The AWS Security integration for Autohive connects Security Hub, GuardDuty, CloudWatch, and CloudTrail into unified investigation workflows. When an alert triggers, your agents can automatically retrieve the full incident context across all four services—without any manual pivoting.
Unified Finding Retrieval
Retrieve detailed Security Hub findings by ARN, filter findings by severity and status, and cross-reference them with GuardDuty detections—all in a single automated sequence.
Correlated CloudWatch Analysis
Pull relevant CloudWatch metrics and alarm history at the moment of an incident to understand what was happening in the environment when the threat was detected.
Instant CloudTrail Tracing
Search CloudTrail management events by event name, user, or resource to reconstruct exactly what actions preceded and followed the security event—giving analysts a verified timeline within seconds.
Workflow Status Updates
Update Security Hub finding workflow statuses automatically as investigation progresses, keeping the entire team aligned and response actions documented.
Benefits
- Dramatically reduced MTTR - Eliminate manual pivoting between four AWS consoles during live incidents
- Complete incident context - Retrieve correlated data from Security Hub, GuardDuty, CloudWatch, and CloudTrail automatically
- Faster containment decisions - Analysts reach actionable conclusions sooner with all evidence pre-assembled
- Consistent investigation process - Automated workflows ensure no data source is overlooked under pressure
- Audit-ready documentation - Finding status updates and retrieved data create a documented investigation trail
How It Works
- Alert ingestion - A Security Hub or GuardDuty finding triggers an Autohive workflow
- Finding enrichment - The agent retrieves full finding details by ARN and lists correlated GuardDuty findings for the same detector
- Environment context - CloudWatch metrics and alarm states are retrieved for the affected resource and time window
- Timeline reconstruction - CloudTrail events are searched by relevant user, resource, or event name to build an attack timeline
- Status update - Security Hub finding workflow status is updated to reflect investigation progress
- Analyst handoff - A complete, correlated incident brief is delivered to the responding analyst or ticketing system
Getting Started
- Sign up at app.autohive.com
- Connect the AWS Security integration from the marketplace
- Configure your incident response workflow with your AWS account and region settings
- Deploy your security investigation agent
