AWSBest Practices
KMS Key Rotation Disabled: Why It Matters and How to Fix It
Learn why disabled KMS key rotation is a security and compliance risk, plus CLI, Terraform, and policy-as-code steps to enable automatic rotation in AWS.
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AWSBest Practices
X-Ray Not Using KMS Encryption: Why It Matters and How to Fix It
AWS X-Ray defaults to an AWS-owned key, leaving trace data outside your control. Learn how to enable customer-managed KMS encryption and prevent drift.
Best PracticesDatabases
PostgreSQL Checkpoint Logging Disabled on Cloud SQL: Why It Matters and How to Fix It
Cloud SQL PostgreSQL instances without log_checkpoints leave you blind to write pressure and recovery behavior. Learn why it matters and how to enable it.
AWSBest Practices
RDS Storage Not Encrypted: Why It Matters and How to Fix It
Learn why unencrypted RDS storage is a security risk, how to migrate to an encrypted instance with KMS, and how to enforce encryption with Terraform and CI gates.
AzureBest Practices
Azure VNet Has Only One Subnet: Why Flat Networks Are a Risk
A single-subnet Azure VNet means no network segmentation and easy lateral movement. Learn why it matters and how to split your VNet into secure tiers.
AzureBest Practices
SQL Server Email Audit Alerts Disabled on Azure: Why It Matters and How to Fix It
Azure SQL Servers without email threat alerts let attacks fire silently. Learn why this matters and how to enable Defender for SQL alerts via CLI, Portal, and Terraform.
AWSBest Practices
WorkSpaces IP Access Control Too Permissive: Locking Down Desktop Access
Learn why an open 0.0.0.0/0 rule on AWS WorkSpaces IP access control groups is risky, how to fix it with CLI and Terraform, and how to prevent it in CI.
Best PracticesCloud Security
VM OS Login 2FA Not Enabled: Securing GCP SSH Access
Learn why GCP VMs need OS Login two-factor authentication, the risks of SSH-key-only access, and how to enforce 2FA with gcloud, Terraform, and org policy.
Best PracticesCloud Security
Workload Identity Provider Has No Conditions: Locking Down GCP Federation
A GCP workload identity provider without attribute conditions accepts any token from its issuer. Learn the risk and how to scope federation safely.
AWSBest Practices
API Gateway Cache Not Encrypted: Why It Matters and How to Fix It
Learn why an unencrypted API Gateway response cache is a data-at-rest risk, and how to enable cache encryption with CLI, Terraform, and CI/CD policy gates.
AzureBest Practices
Application Gateway Has No HTTPS Listener: Why It Matters and How to Fix It
Learn why an Azure Application Gateway without an HTTPS listener exposes traffic to interception, plus step-by-step CLI, Terraform, and policy fixes.
AWSBest Practices
ECR Scan on Push Disabled: Why It Matters and How to Fix It
Learn why ECR scan on push matters, how to enable image scanning via CLI, Terraform, and registry defaults, and how to enforce it with CI/CD and policy as code.
AzureBest Practices
NSG Allows Public Docker: Closing the Open Docker Daemon Port on Azure
An Azure NSG rule exposing Docker ports 2375/2376 to the internet is remote root on your VM. Learn how to detect, fix, and prevent this critical misconfiguration.
Best PracticesCloud Security
VM Deletion Protection Not Enabled on GCP Compute Engine
Learn why Compute Engine VMs need deletion protection, how to enable it with gcloud and Terraform, and how to enforce it with OPA and org policy.
AWSBest Practices
SNS Topic Allows Cross-Account Access: Risk and Remediation
Learn how SNS cross-account access leaks data and enables spoofing, plus step-by-step CLI and Terraform fixes to scope and lock down your SNS topic policies.
AWSBest Practices
DocumentDB Not Using a Customer-Managed KMS Key (CMK)
Your AWS DocumentDB cluster is encrypted but with an AWS-managed key. Learn why a customer-managed KMS key matters and how to migrate to one safely.
AzureBest Practices
Security Center High Severity Alerts Disabled: Why Your Azure Threat Alerts Need Notifications
Defender for Cloud high severity alerts are useless if nobody is notified. Learn why this check matters and how to enable alert notifications in Azure.
AWSBest Practices
S3 Cross-Account Access: Auditing and Locking Down Shared Buckets
Learn how to detect, fix, and prevent risky S3 cross-account access grants. Includes CLI remediation, scoped bucket policies, and CI/CD guardrails.