Best practices for using Amazon Inspector policies
When implementing Amazon Inspector policies across your organization, following established best practices helps ensure successful deployment and maintenance.
Start simply and make small changes
Begin by enabling Amazon Inspector policies at a limited organizational unit (for example, "Security Pilot") to validate expected behavior before rolling out to all accounts. This incremental approach allows you to identify and resolve potential issues in a controlled environment before broader deployment.
Establish review processes
Regularly monitor for new accounts joining your organization and confirm they inherit Amazon Inspector enablement automatically. Review policy attachment scopes quarterly to ensure your security coverage remains aligned with your organizational structure and security requirements.
Validate changes using DescribeEffectivePolicy
After attaching or modifying a policy, run DescribeEffectivePolicy for
representative accounts to ensure that Amazon Inspector enablement is reflected properly. This
validation step helps you confirm that your policy changes have the intended effect across
your organization.
Communicate and train
Educate account owners that Amazon Inspector will be enabled automatically and findings may appear in their Security Hub or Amazon Inspector dashboards once they are linked to the Amazon Inspector delegated administrator. Clear communication helps ensure that account owners understand the security monitoring in place and can respond appropriately to findings.
Plan your delegated administrator strategy
Designate a security or compliance account as the delegated administrator for Amazon Inspector. Set the delegated administrator from the Amazon Inspector console or via Amazon Organizations APIs. This approach enables consistent security monitoring and management across your organization.
Handle regional considerations
Enable Amazon Inspector in Regions where your workloads run. Consider your compliance requirements and operational needs when determining which Regions require Amazon Inspector coverage. Document your region-specific requirements to maintain consistent security monitoring across your infrastructure.