AWSCloud Security
S3 Access Logging Disabled: Why It Matters and How to Fix It
Learn why S3 server access logging matters for audits and incident response, plus step-by-step CLI, Terraform, and CI fixes to enable it everywhere.
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AWSBest Practices
S3 ACL-Based Public Read Not Blocked: Closing the Gap Policy Controls Miss
Your S3 bucket blocks public policies but not public ACLs, leaving data world-readable. Learn how to detect, fix, and prevent ACL-based public exposure on AWS.
AWSBest Practices
VPC Endpoint Allows Cross-Account Access: Risks and Remediation
Learn why a VPC endpoint policy granting cross-account access is risky, how to detect it, and step-by-step CLI and Terraform fixes to lock it down.
Best PracticesCloud Security
GKE No Network Policy Configured: Lock Down Pod-to-Pod Traffic
Learn why an unrestricted GKE pod network is a real security risk, and how to enable Dataplane V2 and apply default-deny NetworkPolicies to fix it.
Best PracticesCloud Security
Firewall Allows Public RPC: Locking Down GCP Port 135
Learn why exposing RPC port 135 to the internet in GCP is dangerous, how to remediate the firewall rule, and how to prevent it with policy-as-code.
Best PracticesCloud Security
GKE Node Integrity Monitoring Not Enabled: Detect Boot-Level Tampering
Learn why GKE node integrity monitoring matters, how to enable it on node pools with gcloud and Terraform, and how to enforce it with policy as code.
AzureBest Practices
NSG Allows Public SMTP: Closing Port 25 Exposure on Azure
Learn why an Azure NSG rule allowing public SMTP on port 25 is risky, how to remediate it with CLI and Terraform, and how to prevent it with Azure Policy.
AWSBest Practices
SNS Topic Allows Global Access: Closing Public SNS Policies
Learn why an SNS topic with a wildcard principal is a data exfiltration and abuse risk, and how to scope, fix, and prevent public SNS policies on AWS.
AWSBest Practices
RDS Instance Appears Unused: Find and Remove Idle Databases
Learn how to detect idle AWS RDS instances with no connections in 7 days, why they waste money and widen risk, and how to safely snapshot and remove them.
Best PracticesCloud Security
VM Terminates During Host Maintenance: Why Your GCP VMs Should Migrate, Not Stop
Learn why Compute Engine VMs set to TERMINATE on host maintenance cause avoidable downtime, and how to switch them to MIGRATE with CLI, Terraform, and CI gates.
AWSBest Practices
KMS Key Policy Allows Global Access: Risks and Fixes
Learn why a wildcard principal in an AWS KMS key policy is dangerous, how attackers exploit it, and step-by-step CLI, Terraform, and policy-as-code fixes.
AWSBest Practices
Domain Transfer Lock Not Enabled on Route 53 Domains
Route 53 domains without transfer lock are open to hijacking. Learn the risk, how to enable transfer lock via CLI, and how to keep it on automatically.
AWSBest Practices
EBS Snapshots Older Than 1 Year: Find, Fix, and Prevent
Forgotten EBS snapshots quietly cost money and expose data. Learn how to find snapshots older than a year, safely delete or archive them, and automate cleanup.
AWSBest Practices
ECS Container Insights Disabled: Why It Matters and How to Fix It
Learn why disabled ECS Container Insights leaves a costly observability blind spot, plus CLI, Terraform, and policy-as-code steps to fix and prevent it.
AWSBest Practices
S3 ACL-Based Public Read Not Blocked: Closing the Gap Policy Controls Miss
Your S3 bucket policy blocks public access, but ACL controls are off. Learn why public-read ACLs still leak data and how to enable all four Block Public Access flags.
AWSBest Practices
EBS Volume Not Using CMK: Move Off AWS-Managed Keys
Your EBS volume is encrypted but uses the AWS-managed key, not a CMK. Learn the risk, how to re-encrypt volumes with a customer-managed KMS key, and how to enforce it.
Cloud SecurityGCP
Members Exempted From GCP Audit Logging: Why It's a Blind Spot and How to Fix It
Learn why GCP audit log exemptions create dangerous blind spots, how attackers exploit them, and how to remove exemptedMembers with CLI, Terraform, and CI gates.
AzureBest Practices
Redis Cache Non-SSL Port Enabled: Why It Matters and How to Fix It
Azure Redis caches with port 6379 enabled send your access key in plaintext. Learn the risks and how to disable the non-SSL port with CLI, Terraform, and policy.