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Enforce TLS 1.2 on Azure Storage Accounts
Azure Storage accounts that allow TLS 1.0 or 1.1 expose data to downgrade attacks and fail compliance. Learn how to enforce TLS 1.2 with CLI, Bicep, and policy.
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AzureBest Practices
Defender for Azure SQL Not Enabled: Why It Matters and How to Fix It
Learn why Microsoft Defender for Azure SQL should be enabled, the risks of leaving it off, and step-by-step CLI, portal, and Terraform fixes.
Best PracticesCloud Security
Subnet Private Google Access Disabled: Why It Matters and How to Fix It
Learn why GCP subnets without Private Google Access break internal workloads and invite public IP exposure, plus CLI, Terraform, and policy-as-code fixes.
AzureCloud Security
Azure NSG Flow Log Retention Too Short: Why 90 Days Matters
Azure NSG flow logs with retention under 90 days break incident response and compliance. Learn why it matters and how to fix it with CLI, Terraform, and Azure Policy.
AWSCloud Security
No Alarm for Gateway Changes (CIS 3.12)
Learn why a missing CloudWatch alarm for AWS internet and customer gateway changes (CIS 3.12) is a risk, plus CLI and Terraform steps to fix it.
AzureBest Practices
Cosmos DB Advanced Threat Protection Disabled: Detection and Fix
Learn why Cosmos DB Advanced Threat Protection matters, the risks of leaving it off, and how to enable Microsoft Defender for Cosmos DB via CLI, IaC, and policy.
Best PracticesCloud Security
SQL Server Contained DB Authentication Enabled on GCP Cloud SQL
Learn why contained database authentication on GCP Cloud SQL for SQL Server is a security risk, how to disable the flag, and how to prevent it with IaC.
AzureBest Practices
Azure VM Custom Data: Why Secrets Don't Belong There
Azure VMs with custom_data set often leak plaintext secrets. Learn how to detect, remediate with Key Vault and managed identities, and prevent it in CI/CD.
AzureBest Practices
NSG Allows Public SaltStack (Ports 4505/4506)
Learn why an Azure NSG rule exposing SaltStack ports 4505/4506 to the internet is a critical RCE risk, plus CLI, Terraform, and Azure Policy fixes.
AWSBest Practices
CodeBuild Artifacts Not Encrypted: Why It Matters and How to Fix It
Learn why disabling CodeBuild artifact encryption exposes build output in S3, and how to fix it with KMS, CLI, Terraform, and policy-as-code gates.
AWSBest Practices
Load Balancer Cross-Zone Disabled: Why It Causes Uneven Traffic and How to Fix It
Cross-zone load balancing disabled on AWS load balancers causes uneven traffic and overloaded zones. Learn why it matters and how to fix it with CLI and Terraform.
AWSBest Practices
API Gateway X-Ray Tracing Disabled: Why It Matters and How to Fix It
Learn why API Gateway stages need X-Ray tracing enabled, the observability risks of leaving it off, and step-by-step CLI, Terraform, and policy fixes.
AzureBest Practices
Azure Load Balancer Has No Backend Instances: Why It Happens and How to Fix It
An Azure Load Balancer with an empty backend pool means traffic goes nowhere. Learn why it happens, the risks, and step-by-step CLI and Terraform fixes.
AzureBest Practices
Azure Storage Queue Has Permissive Access: Locking Down Shared Key Auth
Learn why Azure Storage queues with shared key access over public networks are a critical risk, and how to disable shared keys and lock down access.
Best PracticesCloud Security
KMS Key Rotation Not Enabled: Why It Matters and How to Fix It in GCP
Learn why GCP Cloud KMS keys need automatic rotation under 90 days, the risks of stale keys, and how to fix and enforce rotation with gcloud, Terraform, and OPA.
AWSBest Practices
Root Account Has No MFA: Why It Matters and How to Fix It
Learn why an AWS root account without MFA is a critical risk, how to enable MFA step by step, and how to detect and prevent the gap across your org.
AWSCloud Security
No Alarm for VPC Changes: Fixing CIS 3.14 on AWS
Learn why a missing CloudWatch alarm for VPC changes (CIS 3.14) is a security risk, and how to fix it with CLI and Terraform remediation steps.
Best PracticesCloud Security
Service Account Key Not Rotated: Fixing Stale GCP Keys
Learn why unrotated GCP service account keys older than 180 days are a security risk, how to rotate them safely, and how to go keyless with Workload Identity.