Introduction During my time leading development teams, one of the most frustrating challenges we faced was dealing with the overwhelming number of security findings flooding in from various systems. They were rarely well-described, almost never prioritized, and often left us scratching our heads about their actual impact. Google’s Security...
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...
Introduction Managing AWS instances can be a complex process, often requiring the use of an SSH client to access them. However, using SSH requires opening ports in security groups, 🛡️ it also presents security risks. 💻 An SSH client is unnecessary when using AWS Session Manager as a secure access method for...
Introduction Are you tired of manually pushing Docker images to Amazon Elastic Container Registry (ECR) every time you make changes to your images? It can be a tedious and time-consuming process that can slow down your development workflow. But fear not, because CodeBuild can simplify this process for you! 💪 In...
Elastic File System (EFS) 📁, is a scalable and fully managed cloud file storage system. EFS offers shared file storage that enables several workloads to access the same data. AWS has launched Access Points to expand the functionality of EFS. With this feature, you define points of access to your EFS...
Introduction Managing secrets in AWS ECS (Elastic Container Service) can be challenging, as you want to ensure that sensitive information like passwords, API keys, and database credentials are secure and only accessible to the applications that need them. AWS Secret Manager is a service that helps you manage secrets securely....
Amazon Inspector recently announced the public preview of code scanning for Lambda functions. With this new functionality, AWS now offers static application security testing (SAST). Inspector already had security capabilities for Lambda but that was limited to Software Composition Analysis (SCA), which scans your dependencies for security vulnerabilities. 💡 How it...
I recently had a discussion about how to protect APIs and workloads efficiently against various threats. Website security has become a primary concern for businesses and individuals alike. It is essential to take measures to ensure the protection of your workload and APIs. Besides having preventive measures in our Software...
