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Exposure of Resources to Public Internet

CCC.VPC.TH02

Assignment of external IP addresses to resources exposes resources to the public internet, increasing the risk of attacks such as brute force, exploitation of vulnerabilities, or unauthorized access.

Related Capabilities

IDTitleDescription
CCC.VPC.CP04Public Subnet CreationAbility to create a subnet that allows resources within the subnet to communicate with the public internet.

Related Controls

IDTitleDescription
CCC.VPC.CN02Limit Resource Creation in Public SubnetRestrict the creation of resources in the public subnet with direct access to the internet to minimize attack surfaces.

External Mappings

FrameworkIDRemarks
MITRE-ATT&CKT1133
MITRE-ATT&CKT1078