Best PracticesCloud Security
MySQL local_infile Enabled on GCP Cloud SQL: Risk and Remediation
Learn why an enabled local_infile flag on GCP Cloud SQL MySQL is a security risk, plus step-by-step gcloud, Terraform, and policy-as-code fixes.
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AWSBest Practices
EKS Kubernetes Version Outdated: Why It Matters and How to Fix It
Learn why an outdated EKS Kubernetes version is a security and cost risk, how to upgrade your cluster safely, and how to prevent version drift with CI gates.
AWSBest Practices
ACM Certificate Has No Validation Method: Why It Breaks Auto-Renewal and How to Fix It
An ACM certificate with no validation method silently blocks auto-renewal and risks a TLS expiry outage. Learn why it happens and how to fix it with DNS validation.
AWSBest Practices
Secrets Manager Secret Not Using a Customer-Managed Key (CMK)
Learn why AWS Secrets Manager secrets should use a customer-managed KMS key instead of the default, plus CLI, Terraform, and policy-as-code fixes.
Cloud SecurityDatabases
MySQL Slow Query Logging Disabled on GCP Cloud SQL
Learn why slow query logging matters on GCP Cloud SQL MySQL instances, the security and performance risks of leaving it off, and how to enable and enforce it.
AWSBest Practices
RDS Engine in Extended Support: What It Costs and How to Fix It
Learn what AWS RDS Extended Support charges mean, why outdated database engine versions cost you money, and how to upgrade safely with CLI and IaC examples.
AWSCloud Security
Neptune Cluster Not Exporting Logs to CloudWatch
Learn why an Amazon Neptune cluster without CloudWatch log export is an audit blind spot, plus CLI, Terraform, and policy-as-code fixes to lock it down.
AWSBest Practices
CloudFront Uses Outdated TLS Version: Detection and Fix
Learn why CloudFront accepting TLS 1.1 or older is a security risk, and how to enforce TLS 1.2 with CLI, Terraform, and policy-as-code guardrails.
Best PracticesCloud Security
KMS Key Uses Weak Encryption: Detecting and Fixing Weak GCP Cloud KMS Keys
Learn how to detect and remediate GCP Cloud KMS keys using weak algorithms or short key lengths, with CLI, Terraform, and policy-as-code prevention steps.
AWSBest Practices
CloudTrail Not Sending to CloudWatch: Why It Matters and How to Fix It
Learn why CloudTrail trails should deliver to CloudWatch Logs, the attack risks of skipping it, and step-by-step CLI, console, and Terraform fixes.
AWSBest Practices
Load Balancer Has No Targets: Why Empty ELBs Cost You Money
Empty AWS load balancers serve no traffic but still bill you hourly and expand your attack surface. Learn how to detect, fix, and prevent unused ELBs.
AzureBest Practices
Azure Front Door Has No WAF Policy: Why It Matters and How to Fix It
Azure Front Door without a WAF policy exposes your apps to injection, XSS, and bot attacks. Learn how to attach a WAF policy and prevent the gap with policy-as-code.
AWSBest Practices
EKS Secrets Not Encrypted: Enable Envelope Encryption on Your Clusters
Learn why EKS secrets need KMS envelope encryption, how to enable it with CLI and Terraform, and how to enforce it in CI to keep clusters compliant.
AWSBest Practices
VPC Peering to External Account: Auditing and Securing Cross-Account Connections
Learn why cross-account VPC peering is risky, how to audit external peering connections in AWS, and how to remediate and prevent them with SCPs and CI/CD gates.
AzureBest Practices
Azure App Service Running Outdated Java: Risks and Remediation
Learn why an outdated Java runtime on Azure App Service is a security risk, how to upgrade to a supported LTS version, and how to enforce it with policy and CI.
Cloud SecurityCompute & Containers
GKE Workload Metadata Not Hardened: Stop Pods From Stealing Node Credentials
Learn why unhardened GKE node pool metadata lets pods steal node service account tokens, and how to fix it with Workload Identity and GKE_METADATA.
Best PracticesCloud Security
Cloud Function Uses Deprecated Runtime: Risks and Fixes
Learn why GCP Cloud Functions on deprecated runtimes are a security and deploy risk, plus step-by-step CLI, Terraform, and CI/CD fixes to stay supported.
Best PracticesCloud Security
Encrypting GCP Log Buckets With Customer-Managed Keys (CMEK)
Learn why GCP log buckets should use customer-managed KMS keys, the risks of default encryption, and how to enforce CMEK with gcloud, Terraform, and policy-as-code.