So You Want to Use the AWS Free TierAmazon Web Services’ pay-as-you-go billing model makes it incredibly easy for anyone to create an account and start deploying…Jan 9, 20221Jan 9, 20221
AWS Accounts as Security Boundaries — 97+Ways Data Can be Shared Across AccountsAlthough AWS accounts start off as secure boundaries, there are nearly 100 ways data can be sent across this boundary to other accounts.Jun 1, 20211Jun 1, 20211
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Published inGeek CultureUsing SAML IdP Group Mappings with AWS CognitoAWS Cognito is a popular managed authentication service that provides support for integrated SAML 2.0-compliant identity providers (IdPs)…Apr 15, 20212Apr 15, 20212
Published inLevel Up CodingCloud Security Table Top ExercisesEvaluate your response to these 20 cloud security scenarios covering logging, RBAC, malicious access, and more.Jan 31, 20211Jan 31, 20211
Everything’s a Supply Chain — Securing the Delivery of Infrastructure in the CloudA look at how continuous delivery of cloud infrastructure and software in the cloud requires new approaches to supply chain security.Jan 17, 2021Jan 17, 2021
How to Enable Logging on Every AWS Service in Existence (Circa 2021)Cloud security best practices, as well as most compliance programs, require that logging be enabled for all in-scope services. Here’s how.Jan 3, 2021Jan 3, 2021
27 Things AWS Can Do to Reduce Cloud Security MisconfigurationsA few simple UI tweaks and product updates can help reduce the frequency of cloud security incidents stemming from misconfigurations.Jul 6, 20202Jul 6, 20202
So You Inherited an AWS AccountA 30-day security guide for engineers who have been handed access to an in-use AWS account with zero explanation of what’s inside.Apr 28, 20204Apr 28, 20204
AWS Lambda Node 12.x with TLS 1.0After upgrading my Lambda functions from Node 10.x to 12.x, I saw the following error in my logs:Apr 8, 20202Apr 8, 20202