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AWS config: GuardDuty EC2 runtime monitoring rule: region list update

Service: config · 2026-10-30 · Documentation low

File: config/latest/developerguide/guardduty-ec2-protection-runtime-enabled.md

Summary

Removed Asia Pacific (New Zealand) from the list of regions where the AWS Config managed rule is unavailable.

Security assessment

Region availability metadata edit only; the GuardDuty runtime monitoring rule content is unchanged.

Evidence

+**AWS Region:** All supported AWS regions except China (Beijing), AWS GovCloud (US-East), AWS GovCloud (US-West), Mexico (Central), Asia Pacific (Taipei), Canada West (Calgary), China (Ningxia) Region

Diff

diff --git a/config/latest/developerguide/guardduty-ec2-protection-runtime-enabled.md b/config/latest/developerguide/guardduty-ec2-protection-runtime-enabled.md
index d1a2229..ff0e83c 100644
--- a//config/latest/developerguide/guardduty-ec2-protection-runtime-enabled.md
+++ b//config/latest/developerguide/guardduty-ec2-protection-runtime-enabled.md
@@ -19 +19 @@ Checks if EC2 Runtime Monitoring with automated agent management is enabled for
-**AWS Region:** All supported AWS regions except Asia Pacific (New Zealand), China (Beijing), AWS GovCloud (US-East), AWS GovCloud (US-West), Mexico (Central), Asia Pacific (Taipei), Canada West (Calgary), China (Ningxia) Region
+**AWS Region:** All supported AWS regions except China (Beijing), AWS GovCloud (US-East), AWS GovCloud (US-West), Mexico (Central), Asia Pacific (Taipei), Canada West (Calgary), China (Ningxia) Region