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Ensure Amazon MQ brokers are using the latest engine version

Security & Compliance
Description

To adhere to AWS best practices, enhance performance and security, and take advantage of the latest features of ActiveMQ, ensure that your Amazon MQ brokers are using the most up-to-date version of the Apache ActiveMQ broker engine. The Amazon MQ service relies on the Apache ActiveMQ software to run message brokers, and updating to the latest version offers numerous benefits, such as improved memory management, better resource utilization, bug fixes, security patches, and support for new broker instance types.

Remediation

To ensure that your Amazon MQ brokers are using the latest version of the Apache ActiveMQ broker engine, you can take the following remediation steps:

  1. Check the current version of the Apache ActiveMQ broker engine used by your Amazon MQ brokers.
  2. Compare the current version to the latest available version of the Apache ActiveMQ broker engine.
  3. If the current version is not the latest version, update the Amazon MQ brokers to use the latest version of the Apache ActiveMQ broker engine.
  4. Verify that the Amazon MQ brokers are using the latest version of the Apache ActiveMQ broker engine after the update.
  5. Monitor the Amazon MQ brokers to ensure they are functioning properly after the update.

Enforced Resources
Note: Remediation steps provided by Lightlytics are meant to be suggestions and guidelines only. It is crucial to thoroughly verify and test any remediation steps before applying them to production environments. Each organization's infrastructure and security needs may differ, and blindly applying suggested remediation steps without proper testing could potentially cause unforeseen issues or vulnerabilities. Therefore, it is strongly recommended that you validate and customize any remediation steps to meet your organization's specific requirements and ensure that they align with your security policies and best practices.