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# EBS does not have an AWS Backup backup plan misconfiguration detected in code

## Rule Details

|                        |                           |
| ---------------------- | ------------------------- |
| Cortex AppSec Rule ID  | APPSEC2\_AWS\_9           |
| Category - Subcategory | Storage - Backups         |
| Provider               | AWS                       |
| Severity               | LOW                       |
| Framework              | Terraform, Terraform Plan |

## Impact

Ensure that EBS are included in your backup plans for the AWS Backup. AWS Backup is a fully managed backup service that helps you protect your data in the cloud by automatically backing up your data to a secure, durable storage location. By creating a backup plan, you can ensure that your data is regularly backed up and can be recovered in the event of data loss or corruption.

## How to Fix

*Resource:* aws\_backup\_selection, aws\_ebs\_volume

* *Arguments:* *resources* and *plan\_id* of aws\_backup\_selection \[source,go]

***

{ "resource "aws\_ebs\_volume" "ebs\_good" { availability\_zone = "us-west-2a" size = 40

tags = { Name = "HelloWorld" }

}

resource "aws\_backup\_selection" "backup\_good" { iam\_role\_arn = "arn" name = "tf\_example\_backup\_selection" plan\_id = "123456"

resources = \[ aws\_ebs\_volume.ebs\_good.arn ] }

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