AWSBest Practices
EKS Control Plane Logging Incomplete: Why It Matters and How to Fix It
Learn why partial EKS control plane logging leaves you blind during incidents, and how to enable all five log types with CLI, Terraform, and policy-as-code.
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AWSBest Practices
IAM User Has Both a Password and Access Keys: Why It Matters and How to Fix It
Learn why AWS IAM users with both a console password and active access keys double your attack surface, plus step-by-step CLI fixes and prevention.
AzureBest Practices
Azure Container Registry: Disable the Admin User
Learn why the Azure Container Registry admin user is a security risk, how to disable it safely, and how to enforce identity-based access with policy.
AWSBest Practices
CloudTrail Not Logging Events: Why It Matters and How to Fix It
Learn why a missing CloudTrail trail leaves your AWS account blind to attacks, and how to enable management event logging with CLI, console, and Terraform.
AWSBest Practices
AWS Config Not Aggregating All Regions: Closing Your Cross-Region Blind Spots
Learn why an AWS Config aggregator covering all regions matters, how attackers exploit unmonitored regions, and how to fix and automate it with CLI and Terraform.
AzureBest Practices
Azure Container App Allows Insecure HTTP: Why It Matters and How to Fix It
Learn why Azure Container Apps allowing insecure HTTP is a security risk and how to force HTTPS with CLI, Bicep, Terraform, and Azure Policy.
Best PracticesCost Optimization
Load Balancer CDN Not Enabled: Why It Matters and How to Fix It on GCP
Learn why a GCP load balancer backend service without Cloud CDN costs you money and latency, plus step-by-step CLI, Console, and Terraform fixes.
AWSBest Practices
RDS IAM Authentication Not Enabled: Kill Static Database Passwords
Learn why RDS IAM database authentication matters, how to enable it on PostgreSQL and MySQL instances, and how to enforce it in CI with policy-as-code.
Best PracticesCloud Security
GKE Master Authorized Networks Not Configured: Lock Down Your API Server
Learn why an open GKE API server is a security risk and how to enable master authorized networks with gcloud, Terraform, and policy-as-code gates.
Best PracticesCloud Security
Storage Bucket Versioning Not Enabled on GCP: Risks and Fixes
Learn why GCP Storage buckets without object versioning are a data loss and ransomware risk, plus CLI, Terraform, and policy-as-code fixes to enforce it.
AzureBest Practices
Azure Monitor Not Archiving Critical Activity Categories: Why It Matters and How to Fix It
Learn why an Azure Monitor log profile that skips critical activity log categories breaks your audit trail, and how to fix and prevent it with CLI, Terraform, and policy.
AWSBest Practices
RDS Automated Backups Disabled: Why It Matters and How to Fix It
An RDS instance with automated backups disabled has no point-in-time recovery. Learn the risks and how to enable backups with CLI, Terraform, and policy-as-code.
AWSBest Practices
GuardDuty Not Enabled: Closing the Blind Spots in Your AWS Account
Disabled GuardDuty leaves AWS regions blind to credential theft and crypto mining. Learn why it matters and how to enable it everywhere with CLI, Terraform, and policy-as-code.
AWSBest Practices
Redshift Uses Default KMS Key: Why It Matters and How to Fix It
Redshift clusters on the default AWS-managed KMS key lose rotation control and key policy access. Learn why it matters and how to migrate to a CMK.
AWSBest Practices
Load Balancer Has Single Target: Fixing Non-Redundant Target Groups on AWS
Learn why an AWS target group with a single registered target is a hidden single point of failure, and how to add redundancy with CLI, Terraform, and CI/CD gates.
AzureBest Practices
Service Bus Namespace Uses Insecure TLS
Learn why Azure Service Bus namespaces should enforce TLS 1.2, the risks of allowing TLS 1.0/1.1, and how to fix and prevent it with CLI, IaC, and policy.
Best PracticesCloud Security
IAM Permission Granted Directly to User on GCP
Why direct GCP IAM grants to users break access reviews and offboarding, plus step-by-step gcloud and Terraform fixes and CI gates to prevent them.
AWSBest Practices
ALB Has HTTP Listener Without HTTPS Redirect
Learn why an AWS ALB HTTP listener without an HTTPS redirect exposes traffic to interception, and how to fix it with CLI, Terraform, and CI policy gates.