MSK clusters must not expose broker endpoints to the public internet because public broker endpoints allow any internet actor to connect, increasing the risk of data exfiltration and unauthorized access. In AWS CloudFormation, verify AWS::MSK::Cluster resources. The BrokerNodeGroupInfo.ConnectivityInfo.PublicAccess.Type property must be set to DISABLED or the PublicAccess block omitted. This rule flags resources where PublicAccess.Type is set to SERVICE_PROVIDED_EIPS, which provisions public EIPs for brokers and makes them reachable from the internet.