Introduction As a developer working with AWS Lambda, I’ve always loved the idea of serverless computing - deploying code without worrying about managing servers. However, one challenge that frequently came up was handling Python dependencies in Lambda functions. Deploying a Lambda function with multiple dependencies can be cumbersome, especially...
Introduction Have you ever wondered how to scale your Google Cloud Platform (GCP) network while keeping it secure and efficient? If so, you're in the right place! In this blog post, we're going to explore the fascinating world of the GCP Hub and Spoke architecture and...
Introduction In the past, I have struggled to create custom findings in AWS GuardDuty or GCP Security Command Center (SCC). GCP SCC has an amazing feature to create custom findings via the API. This feature is quite hidden in the documentation, but in this article, we will explore the different...
Introduction In the current digital landscape, businesses are faced with an increasing number of cybersecurity threats. It is crucial to have robust security measures in place to protect sensitive data and maintain business continuity. One solution that can help is the Google Cloud Platform (GCP) Cloud Intrusion Detection System (IDS)...
AWS S3 is a great storage platform for hosting data. However, it's also a target for malicious intruders. 🎯 Most applications allow the user to upload their own data on S3 buckets. For example, to store images 📷, videos 📹, or any other custom data. How can you safeguard your AWS...
Software development is a dynamic process that involves multiple stages, from writing code to testing and deployment. Code quality plays a crucial role in software development, as it determines the overall performance and reliability of the software. Poor code quality can lead to bugs, crashes, and security vulnerabilities. SonarQube is...
The bigger our cloud environments are getting, the harder it is to manage all security alerts and vulnerabilities of our workloads and services. For this purpose, we can utilize a tool called Security information and event management (SIEM), which provide real-time analysis of security alerts. AWS offers the service OpenSearch...
Amazon announced GuardDuty during the AWS re:invent 2017 to protect AWS accounts against a wide variety of attacks. Amazon GuardDuty is a threat detection service that continuously monitors malicious activity and unauthorized behavior to protect your Amazon Web Services accounts, workloads, and data stored in Amazon S3. While using...
What happens when an organization collects user data from multiple sources, such as email addresses, phone numbers, device information, location, etc.? How do they ensure that their customer data remains secure even though they store it in various places across their enterprise? AWS developed the Amazon Macie service to address...
Introduction Jira Cloud is one of the most popular project management software solutions available, and it continues to grow in popularity. Jira has over 3.000 integrations, apps, add-ons, and plugins. Those can be mainly found in the official marketplace. In November AWS updated the AWS Service Management Connector for...
In 2018 AWS released the preview release of AWS Security Hub. Since then the solution has been a critical component for most cloud environments. AWS Security Hub is considered a Cloud Security Posture Management (CSPM) system. It automatically checks cloud-native services configuration for compliance with security controls for common frameworks...
This article will give you the latest news on AWS security updates, solutions, and other cool stuff published in October 2022. The latest edition of the "AWS Cloud Security Roundup" blog series is now available. This month, we cover the following topics: regional updates, Identity and Access Management...
AWS WAF delivers web application protection from malicious attacks and intrusions. The service protects applications running on AWS services such as CloudFront, Application Load Balancer, API Gateway, or AWS AppSync. In early November AWS WAF (Web Application Firewall) introduced granular geo-based blocking rules. We can now check new labels, which...
AWS recently introduced deletion protection for Amazon Cognito. This is mainly useful if you are using the DeleteUserPool API as it immediately deleted a user pool in the past, even production resources. Deletion protection is automatically enabled for all new user pools by default. For existing user pools you need...
