AWSCloud Security
No Alarm for S3 Bucket Policy Changes (CIS 3.8): Detect and Fix
Learn why a missing CloudWatch alarm for S3 bucket policy changes (CIS 3.8) is risky and how to fix it with CLI, console, and Terraform steps.
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Azure App Service Running Outdated PHP: Risks and How to Fix It
Learn why running an outdated PHP runtime on Azure App Service is a security risk, how to upgrade safely with deployment slots, and how to enforce supported versions.
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GKE Cluster Secrets Not KMS-Encrypted: Why It Matters and How to Fix It
Learn why GKE clusters need application-layer secret encryption with Cloud KMS, the risks of leaving etcd unencrypted, and step-by-step fixes with CLI and Terraform.
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Load Balancer Has No WAF: Why Your ALB Needs a Web ACL
Learn why an Application Load Balancer without an AWS WAF web ACL is a serious risk, plus step-by-step CLI, console, and Terraform fixes and prevention tips.
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Old Azure Disk Snapshots: Why Stale Snapshots Cost You Money and Data
Learn why Azure disk snapshots older than 14 days are a cost and security risk, plus CLI commands, Azure Policy, and automation to clean them up and prevent sprawl.
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Azure Container Registry Has Public Access: Risks and Remediation
Learn why public network access on Azure Container Registry is risky and how to disable it with CLI, Terraform, private endpoints, and Azure Policy.
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Fixing Azure PostgreSQL Servers With No Azure AD Admin
Learn why an Azure PostgreSQL server without an Entra ID administrator is a security risk and how to fix it with CLI, Terraform, and Azure Policy.
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EKS API Endpoint Is Publicly Accessible
Learn why a public EKS API server endpoint is risky, how to restrict or disable it with CLI and Terraform, and how to prevent the misconfiguration from recurring.
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GCP Firewall Allows Public SMTP: Risks and Remediation
Learn why a GCP firewall rule allowing public SMTP on port 25 is risky, how to remediate it with gcloud and Terraform, and how to prevent it with policy-as-code.
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RDS IAM Authentication Disabled: Replace Database Passwords with Short-Lived Tokens
Learn why RDS IAM database authentication matters, how to enable it with CLI and Terraform, and how to enforce it in CI/CD to kill long-lived DB passwords.
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OS Login Not Enabled at Project Level (GCP)
Learn why GCP OS Login should be enabled at the project level, the risks of metadata SSH keys, and how to enforce it with gcloud, Terraform, and org policy.
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Application Gateway WAF Not Enabled: Closing the Gap in Your Azure Edge
Learn why an Azure Application Gateway without WAF exposes your apps to OWASP attacks, and how to enable, tune, and enforce a WAF policy step by step.
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Firewall Allows Public Cassandra: Closing GCP Port 7001 Exposure
Learn why a GCP firewall rule exposing Cassandra port 7001 to the public internet is dangerous, plus step-by-step CLI, Terraform, and policy-as-code fixes.
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No S3 Lifecycle Rules: Stop Paying for Data You Forgot About
Learn why S3 buckets without lifecycle rules waste money and break retention compliance, plus CLI, console, and Terraform fixes with CI/CD prevention.
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Cross-Account IAM Roles Without External ID or MFA: Risk and Remediation
Learn why cross-account IAM roles without an external ID or MFA condition are dangerous, how to fix the trust policy, and how to prevent it with policy-as-code.
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Azure VM Scale Sets Not Spread Across Availability Zones
Learn why single-zone Azure VM Scale Sets are a reliability risk, how to spread them across availability zones, and how to enforce zone redundancy with policy.
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SSL Not Enforced on RDS: Why It Matters and How to Fix It
Learn why unenforced SSL on RDS exposes credentials and data, and how to require TLS with force_ssl, require_secure_transport, Terraform, and OPA.
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ACM Certificate Expired: Detect, Fix, and Prevent TLS Outages
An expired AWS ACM certificate breaks TLS and takes down your endpoints. Learn how to detect, fix, and prevent expired certificates with CLI, Terraform, and alarms.