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cis_6_3 — Ensure UDP services are not exposed to the internet

Summary

Severity: High · Pillar: Network · Chain role: AMPLIFIER

Description

Inbound UDP from the internet should be restricted. UDP services are common DDoS amplification vectors and often unauthenticated.

Mapping

Framework Control / Reference
NIST 800-53 SC-7
NIST 800-207 Tenet 2 - Secure communication
CIS Azure 6.3
MITRE ATT&CK Technique T1498
MITRE ATT&CK Tactic Impact
Zero-Trust Tenet Tenet 2
Framework tags nist-800-207, cis-azure-2.0, nist-800-53

Source

Rule defined at policies/azure/cis/networking/cis_6_3.rego.

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