Introduction Google Cloud offers a secure and efficient way to manage permissions and authentication through service accounts. These accounts are typically associated with GCP resources like Compute Engine instances, allowing them to securely access other Google Cloud services. But how can we abuse the service account credentials and use them...
Introduction Alt tags are essential for accessibility and SEO, yet they’re often overlooked when managing blog content. Recently, I realized many images on my blog lacked alt tags. To address this, I wrote a script using the Ghost CMS API and Cheerio to identify posts with missing alt tags...
Introduction If you’re like me and love working with Ghost CMS, you know how flexible and powerful it is. Recently, I decided to refresh the look of my blog by changing the theme. However, I quickly realized that many of my older blog posts weren’t using the correct...
Introduction In my work with AWS Systems Manager (SSM) documents, I faced a challenge that might resonate with anyone managing complex automation: passing information between steps. Each step in an SSM document executes independently, and I wanted to keep my commands clean, organized, and effective. However, without an easy way...
Introduction In my daily work managing cloud infrastructure, I often faced the challenge of efficiently configuring services and running commands across many machines. With numerous EC2 instances running different applications, it was important to ensure consistent security settings and configurations. However, manually logging into each instance, executing commands, and checking...
Introduction In my work, I often meet clients who are struggling to stay ahead of their cloud security responsibilities. Imagine a small but growing tech company that recently migrated its infrastructure to Google Cloud Platform (GCP). They have a lean IT team, with only one or two engineers responsible for...
