AzureBest Practices
Azure Custom Role Uses Wildcard Actions: Risks and Fixes
Wildcard actions in Azure custom roles break least privilege and enable privilege escalation. Learn how to detect, fix, and prevent them with CLI and IaC.
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AWSBest Practices
Security Group Allows All Ingress: Closing Open Ports on AWS
Learn why open security group rules on non-web ports are a top breach risk on AWS, plus CLI, Terraform, and policy-as-code steps to fix and prevent them.
AWSBest Practices
EC2 Instance May Be Undersized: Detecting and Fixing Sustained High CPU
Sustained high CPU on EC2 signals an undersized instance. Learn to confirm the trend, resize safely, scale out, and prevent it with alarms and IaC.
AzureCloud Security
No Security Contact Configured in Microsoft Defender for Cloud
Learn why a missing Microsoft Defender for Cloud security contact leaves alerts unseen, and how to configure one with CLI, Terraform, and Azure Policy.
AWSBest Practices
AMI Is Publicly Accessible: Why It Matters and How to Fix It
A public AMI leaks secrets, credentials, and source code to every AWS account. Learn how to detect, remediate, and block publicly accessible Amazon Machine Images.
AzureBest Practices
PostgreSQL Storage Auto-Growth Disabled on Azure: Why It Matters and How to Fix It
Disabled storage auto-growth on Azure PostgreSQL can take your database read-only when the disk fills. Learn why it matters and how to enable it fast.
AzureBest Practices
Azure App Service Client Certificate Not Required: Why It Matters and How to Fix It
Learn why requiring client certificates on Azure App Service matters, the risks of disabled mutual TLS, and step-by-step CLI, Bicep, and Terraform fixes.
AWSBest Practices
SQS Queue Allows Cross-Account Access: Risks and Remediation
Learn what an open SQS cross-account policy exposes, how attackers exploit it, and step-by-step CLI, Terraform, and policy-as-code fixes to lock it down.
AzureBest Practices
App Service Uses Outdated .NET Framework
Learn why an outdated .NET Framework on Azure App Service is a security risk, how to upgrade the runtime via CLI and IaC, and how to prevent it with Azure Policy.
AzureBest Practices
Network Interface Has IP Forwarding Enabled on Azure
Learn why an Azure network interface with IP forwarding enabled is a security risk, how to disable it with the Azure CLI, and how to prevent it with policy.
Best PracticesCloud Security
HTTPS Proxy Has No Custom SSL Policy: Closing the TLS 1.0 Gap on GCP
A GCP HTTPS proxy without a custom SSL policy still accepts TLS 1.0. Learn why it's risky and how to enforce TLS 1.2 with gcloud, Terraform, and policy-as-code.
AzureBest Practices
Synapse Workspace Has No Managed VNet: Why It Matters and How to Fix It
Learn why an Azure Synapse workspace without a managed VNet is a security risk, how to remediate it, and how to enforce managed VNet with Azure Policy.
Best PracticesCloud Security
Storage Bucket Has No Lifecycle Rules (GCP)
Learn why GCS buckets without lifecycle rules waste money and increase risk, plus CLI, Terraform, and policy-as-code fixes to add retention automatically.
AzureBest Practices
No Allowed Locations Policy: Lock Down Azure Deployment Regions
Learn why a missing Azure allowed-locations policy risks compliance, cost, and security, plus step-by-step CLI, Bicep, and Terraform fixes to lock down regions.
AzureBest Practices
Azure App Service Supports Insecure TLS Version: Why It Matters and How to Fix It
Azure App Services accepting TLS 1.0 or 1.1 expose you to BEAST, POODLE, and compliance failures. Learn how to enforce TLS 1.2 via CLI, Terraform, and Azure Policy.
Best PracticesCloud Security
Service Account Has Privileged Role: Fixing Over-Permissioned GCP Identities
Learn why GCP service accounts with Owner, Editor, or Admin roles are a critical risk, and how to scope them down with CLI, Terraform, and policy-as-code.
Best PracticesCloud Security
GKE Node Auto-Upgrade Disabled: Why It Matters and How to Fix It
Learn why disabled GKE node auto-upgrade exposes you to unpatched CVEs and version skew, plus step-by-step gcloud and Terraform fixes and policy-as-code prevention.
AzureBest Practices
Key Vault Secret Has No Content Type: Why It Matters and How to Fix It
Learn why Azure Key Vault secrets without a content type weaken rotation and auditing, plus CLI, Terraform, and policy steps to fix and prevent it.