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AWS Well-Architected Security PillarvsMITRE ATT&CK

Name: AWS Well-Architected Security Pillar to MITRE ATT&CK Control Mapping Dataset
Creator: TheArtOfService

See exactly how AWS Well-Architected Security Pillar controls map to MITRE ATT&CK. Pre-computed mappings, identified gaps, and coverage analysis.

Controls Mapped

Gaps Found

11%

Coverage

According to the TheArtOfService Compliance Knowledge Graph:

AWS Well-Architected Security Pillar maps to MITRE ATT&CK with 11% coverage across 10 directly mapped controls. Analysis of 89 AWS Well-Architected Security Pillar controls identifies 79 compliance gaps — primarily concentrated in Identity & Access Management.

Source: TheArtOfService Knowledge Graph | 89 controls analysed | 718 frameworks | 332K+ cross-framework mappings

Control Mappings

Showing 10 of 10 mapped controls across 5 domains. Sign up to explore all 332K+ mappings across 718 frameworks.

Cloud Security Overview(1 mappings)

AWS-WA-01Shared responsibility model definition

→MITRE-ATTACK-Scope-Adversarial-Tactics-Techniques-MITRE-Corporation-2013-v15-v16-Enterprise-Mobile-ICS-CloudMITRE ATT&CK Scope + MITRE Corporation 2013 + v15 + v16 + Enterprise + Mobile + ICS + Cloud + Container

AWS Well-Architected Security Pillar: Identity & Access in Cloud(3 mappings)

AWS-WA-06Cloud identity management

→MITRE-ATTACK-Matrices-Enterprise-Mobile-ICS-Cloud-AWS-Azure-Google-Office-365-Container-Platform-SpecificMITRE ATT&CK Matrices + Enterprise + Mobile + ICS + Cloud + AWS + Azure + Google + Office 365 + Container

AWS-WA-07Multi-factor authentication for cloud

AWS-WA-08Privileged access in cloud environments

AWS Well-Architected Security Pillar: Data Protection in Cloud(3 mappings)

AWS-WA-11Data classification for cloud

→MITRE-ATTACK-Techniques-Sub-Techniques-200-600-T1078-T1059-T1566-T1190-T1486-Procedures-Adversary-BehaviourMITRE ATT&CK Techniques + 200+ + Sub-Techniques + 600+ + T1078 + T1059 + T1566 + T1190 + T1486 + Procedures

AWS-WA-12Encryption of cloud-stored data

→MITRE-ATTACK-Mitigations-M-IDs-Active-Directory-User-Account-Management-Password-Policies-Network-SegmentationMITRE ATT&CK Mitigations + M-IDs + Active Directory + User Account + Password + Network Segmentation + Application Control

AWS-WA-14Data backup and recovery in cloud

→MITRE-ATTACK-Detection-Data-Sources-Analytics-Sigma-Splunk-KQL-Yara-Snort-SIEM-Hunt-EngineeringMITRE ATT&CK Detection + Data Sources + Analytics + Sigma + Splunk + KQL + Yara + Snort + SIEM + Hunt

AWS Well-Architected Security Pillar: Cloud Infrastructure Security(1 mappings)

AWS-WA-16Virtual network segmentation

→MITRE-ATTACK-Detection-Data-Sources-Analytics-Sigma-Splunk-KQL-Yara-Snort-SIEM-Hunt-EngineeringMITRE ATT&CK Detection + Data Sources + Analytics + Sigma + Splunk + KQL + Yara + Snort + SIEM + Hunt

AWS Well-Architected Security Pillar: Cloud Operations & Monitoring(2 mappings)

AWS-WA-21Cloud security monitoring and logging

→MITRE-ATTACK-Detection-Data-Sources-Analytics-Sigma-Splunk-KQL-Yara-Snort-SIEM-Hunt-EngineeringMITRE ATT&CK Detection + Data Sources + Analytics + Sigma + Splunk + KQL + Yara + Snort + SIEM + Hunt

AWS-WA-23Cloud vulnerability management

→MITRE-ATTACK-Detection-Data-Sources-Analytics-Sigma-Splunk-KQL-Yara-Snort-SIEM-Hunt-EngineeringMITRE ATT&CK Detection + Data Sources + Analytics + Sigma + Splunk + KQL + Yara + Snort + SIEM + Hunt

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What are the key differences between AWS Well-Architected Security Pillar and MITRE ATT&CK?

AWS Well-Architected Security Pillar has 89 controls across its framework, while MITRE ATT&CK covers 8 controls. Direct mapping analysis identifies 10 overlapping controls (11% coverage). The frameworks diverge most significantly in Identity & Access Management, where 15 AWS Well-Architected Security Pillar controls have no direct MITRE ATT&CK equivalent.

How many controls map between AWS Well-Architected Security Pillar and MITRE ATT&CK?

Of 89 total AWS Well-Architected Security Pillar controls, 10 map directly to MITRE ATT&CK controls — representing 11% coverage. The remaining 79 controls represent compliance gaps requiring additional documentation or compensating controls to satisfy both frameworks simultaneously.

What are the compliance gaps when mapping AWS Well-Architected Security Pillar to MITRE ATT&CK?

79 AWS Well-Architected Security Pillar controls have no direct equivalent in MITRE ATT&CK. The highest concentration of gaps is in Identity & Access Management with 15 unmapped controls. These gaps represent areas where additional controls, policies, or documentation must be created to achieve compliance with both frameworks.

Which control domains have the most gaps between AWS Well-Architected Security Pillar and MITRE ATT&CK?

The domain with the highest gap count is Identity & Access Management (15 gaps). Export the full domain-by-domain gap breakdown via the Professional tier to generate a prioritised remediation roadmap.

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