AzureBest Practices
Locking Down the Azure App Service SCM (Kudu) Endpoint
The Azure App Service SCM/Kudu site is a public management backdoor by default. Learn why an open SCM endpoint is risky and how to lock it down with CLI, Bicep, and policy.
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AzureBest Practices
AKS Cluster Not Using BYOK Encryption: Why It Matters and How to Fix It
Learn why AKS clusters should use customer-managed keys (BYOK) for encryption at rest, how to enable disk encryption sets, and how to enforce it with policy.
AzureBest Practices
Azure Storage Account Allows Public Network Access: Why It Matters and How to Fix It
Learn why an Azure Storage account with default network action set to Allow is risky, plus CLI, Terraform, and Azure Policy steps to lock it down.
Best PracticesCloud Security
Cloud SQL Accessible From 0.0.0.0/0: Why It's Dangerous and How to Fix It
A GCP Cloud SQL instance open to 0.0.0.0/0 exposes your database to the internet. Learn the risks and step-by-step fixes with gcloud, Terraform, and policy.
AWSBest Practices
EMR Cluster At-Rest Encryption Disabled: Why It Matters and How to Fix It
Learn why EMR clusters need at-rest encryption for EMRFS and local disk, the risks of leaving it off, and step-by-step fixes with CLI, Terraform, and SCPs.
AzureBest Practices
Azure Blob Container Has Public Access: How to Find and Fix It
Public Azure Blob containers expose data to anyone on the internet. Learn how to detect, fix, and prevent anonymous blob access with CLI, Terraform, and policy.
Cloud SecurityGCP
No Alert for Storage Permission Changes in GCP
Learn why a missing alert for Cloud Storage IAM changes is a security risk, and how to build log-based metrics, alerting policies, and org policies to fix it.
AWSBest Practices
RDS Performance Insights Disabled: Why It Matters and How to Fix It
Learn why disabled RDS Performance Insights leaves you blind during database incidents, plus CLI, console, and Terraform fixes and CI/CD guardrails.
AWSBest Practices
No IAM Role Attached: Why Your EC2 Instances Need Instance Profiles
Learn why EC2 instances without an IAM role lead to leaked static keys, and how to attach least-privilege instance profiles, enforce IMDSv2, and gate it in CI.
AWSBest Practices
CloudFront S3 Origin Is Publicly Accessible: Why It Matters and How to Fix It
A public S3 origin lets attackers bypass CloudFront entirely. Learn how to lock down the bucket with Block Public Access and Origin Access Control (OAC).
AzureBest Practices
AKS API Server Is Publicly Accessible: Lock Down Your Cluster Control Plane
Learn why a public AKS API server is a security risk and how to deploy private AKS clusters, restrict access with authorized IP ranges, and enforce it with policy.
AWSBest Practices
Classic Load Balancer In Use: Why You Should Migrate to ALB or NLB
Learn why AWS Classic Load Balancers are a security and cost liability, and follow a step-by-step guide to migrate to ALB or NLB safely.
AWSBest Practices
Fixing a Weak IAM Password Policy on AWS
Learn what a weak AWS IAM password policy puts at risk and how to fix it with CLI, Terraform, and policy-as-code guardrails that prevent drift.
AWSBest Practices
NAT Gateway Not Highly Available: Fixing Single-AZ Egress in AWS VPCs
Learn why a single-AZ NAT gateway is a hidden VPC-wide outage risk, and how to deploy one NAT gateway per availability zone with CLI and Terraform fixes.
Best PracticesCompute & Containers
GKE Node Auto-Repair Disabled: Why It Matters and How to Fix It
Learn why disabled GKE node auto-repair puts your cluster at risk, how to enable it via gcloud and Terraform, and how to enforce it in CI to prevent drift.
AzureBest Practices
Azure Container App Is Externally Accessible: Risks and Remediation
Learn why external ingress on Azure Container Apps is risky, how to switch to internal ingress, and how to prevent public exposure with Azure Policy and IaC.
Best PracticesCloud Security
GCP Firewall Allows Public RDP: Why It Matters and How to Fix It
A GCP firewall rule allowing RDP from 0.0.0.0/0 is a top ransomware entry point. Learn how to detect, fix, and prevent public RDP exposure with IAP and policy-as-code.
AWSBest Practices
Lambda Permission Lacks Source ARN Condition: Closing the Confused Deputy Gap
Lambda resource policies that grant service invoke permission without a SourceArn condition enable cross-account confused deputy attacks. Here's how to detect and fix it.