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Continuous Compliance Automation on AWS (2026): Config Conformance Packs, SSM Auto-Remediation, and Audit Manager — Past Security Hub
Security Hub detects control failures. It is not the compliance pipeline, and treating it as one is why teams still scramble for evidence at audit time. The four jobs are distinct: AWS Config detects drift, conformance packs deploy rules org-wide as immutable bundles, SSM Automation remediates the safe class, and evidence accrues via conformance-pack exports plus Security Hub control status (Audit Manager only if you onboarded before it closed to new customers on 30 April 2026). This post has the tool-per-job matrix, a conformance pack with auto-remediation, and the auto-remediation gotcha to design around.
Nash Ogden