Pen Test of public facing apps
Penetration Testing vs. Codebase Testing A typical (external) penetration test mainly targets public-facing assets such as URLs, IPs, and exposed services. To test the underlying codebase, you need different types…
EC2 Agents – URLs and IPs allowlist
EC2 Agents: CIDR vs FQDN (Wildcard) Allowlists — with Ansible & Rapid7 Examples + SG/NACL Capabilities Executive Summary CIDR allowlists control who (IPs) can talk to your instances, ideal…
AWS Application Migration Service and Block-Level Replication
🚀 AWS Application Migration Service and Block-Level Replication When organizations modernize their infrastructure or prepare for disaster recovery, they need to migrate workloads quickly, reliably, and with minimal downtime.…
AWS-Managed KMS Keys vs Customer-Managed KMS Keys
AWS-Managed KMS Keys vs Customer-Managed KMS Keys Also read - Cross Account KMS Keys A quick comparison of the two primary key types in AWS Key Management Service (KMS).…
SQL Server to Aurora Postgres Migration – Security Concerns
Security Issues When Migrating from SQL Server to Amazon Aurora PostgreSQL Migrating from Microsoft SQL Server to Aurora PostgreSQL involves not only schema and data conversion but also a thorough…
Deploying Security Groups via AWS Cloud Migration Factory
Deploying Security Groups via AWS Cloud Migration Factory (CMF) Deploying Security Groups through the AWS Cloud Migration Factory (CMF) typically occurs during the Target Environment Build phase of migration waves.…
KMS Keys – Cross Account Keys in AWS
Also read 'One KMS key per application?' and Lost KMS Keys in AWS? Cross-Account KMS Keys: Pros and Cons When working with AWS Key Management Service (KMS), it’s common to…
Post-Migration Operational Best Practices & AWS Config Policies
Post-Migration Operational Best Practices & AWS Config Policies Post-Migration Operational Best Practices & AWS Config Policies Once workloads have been migrated to AWS, the focus shifts from migration execution to…
AWS Migration Deep Dive
AWS Migration Phases and Services AWS Migration Phases and Services 🌐 Why Migrate to AWS? Before diving into the technical phases, it’s important to understand why organizations choose to migrate…
API Gateway versus Transit Gateway
Transit Gateway vs API Gateway — and a Reference Architecture with NGINX Key Differences Aspect AWS Transit Gateway (TGW) API Gateway Primary purpose Network-level hub to connect VPCs,…