# Amazon Security Hub
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Monitor your usage of CloudWatch as it relates to security best practices by using Amazon Security Hub. Security Hub uses *security controls* to evaluate resource configurations and *security standards* to help you comply with various compliance frameworks. For more information about using Security Hub to evaluate CloudWatch resources, see [Amazon CloudWatch controls](https://docs.amazonaws.cn/securityhub/latest/userguide/cloudwatch-controls.html) in the Amazon Security Hub User Guide.