Stax now configures AI opt-out policies for organizations under management that do not already have a policy in place on the root OU. See AWS AI services opt-out policies to learn more.

You can now enable the Center for Internet Security (CIS) AWS Foundations Benchmark version 3.0 in AWS Security Hub using Stax with the Stax-managed Security Hub using the Stax Console, API, and SDK.

For more information, see Using Stax-managed Security Hub in the docs.

Tagging of Service Control Policies in Stax is now supported in the Stax Console, Stax API, and SDK. Visit Using Service Control Policies in Stax to find out more.

Stax local user accounts' multi-factor authentication (MFA) status is now available on the Users page in the Stax Console. This update simplifies the process of identifying local Stax users with MFA enabled.

To explore this feature, visit the Users page in the Stax Console or refer to our Stax API and SDK documentation.

Please note, this status check is not refreshed immediately and can take up to four hours for the updated information to appear.

The NIST Special Publication 800-53 Revision 5 standard can now be enabled in Stax-managed Security Hub using the Stax Console, Stax API, and SDK.

For more information and to get started, see Using Stax-managed Security Hub.

Stax has enhanced the CloudWatch Log metric filters and alarms configured in Stax-managed AWS Management accounts. This update helps customers aiming to align with the latest CIS AWS Benchmark by including new CloudWatch Log metric filters and alarms for the following CIS AWS Benchmark v1.5.0 controls: 

• 4.1 Ensure a log metric filter and alarm exist for unauthorized API calls
• 4.15 Ensure a log metric filter and alarm exists for AWS Organizations changes

Existing CIS Benchmark v1.2.0 CloudWatch Log metric filters and alarms configured by Stax remain unchanged.

Stax has enabled AWS Cost Optimization Hub, centralizing cost savings opportunities and recommendations for your entire organization within the Management account. Furthermore, Stax configures AWS Compute Optimizer for your tenancy, enriching your optimization findings and recommendations.

To get started, log into AWS in your Stax-managed Management account and navigate to Cost Optimization Hub within the AWS Billing and Cost Management Console.

As announced, Stax has uplifted the Stax-managed Security Hub service, aligning our solution with the newly released AWS Security Hub central configuration capability. Review our guide to understand the change in more detail.

If you have questions or concerns regarding the changes, please reach out by raising a support case.