EC2 instance has detailed monitoring explicitly disabled

What it checks

EC2 instance has detailed monitoring explicitly disabled

Where it applies

Terraform: aws_instance

CloudFormation: AWS::EC2::Instance

How to fix it

1. Set monitoring = true (or remove the attribute — default is basic monitoring, not disabled). Detailed monitoring adds a per-instance charge for 1-minute metrics.

Frameworks

• SOC 2 CC7.2
• HIPAA 164.312(b)

These mappings are advisory, not an attestation of compliance.

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