Unlocking the Power of AWS Marketplace: A Guide for Every Persona
Welcome to the start of an exciting journey 🚀, where I dive into the AWS Marketplace! Whether you’re a Startup, SMB, Enterprise, Solution Integrator, or Independent Software Vendor (ISV), the AWS Marketplace offers a treasure trove of tools and services designed to help you scale, innovate, and manage software and data procurement, provisioning, and governance in the cloud. In this series, I’ll explore how each persona can unlock the full potential of the AWS Marketplace—from discovering ready-to-deploy software solutions to simplifying procurement and streamlining management tasks. Continue readingEncrypt and Copy Existing AWS Backup Recovery Points to a New Account for Enhanced Security
Backup Best Practices in Data Protection When designing a secure backup solution on AWS, it is important to ensure that: Recovery points are stored in a separate account: This prevents an attacker from deleting both the production data and backups in the event of credential compromise. Backups are encrypted: Even if data is lost or compromised, encryption ensures that it cannot be read or misused. In this post, I will guide you through a process to implement a solution that satisfies both of these best practices. Continue readingRemediating Unencrypted EBS Volumes: Encryption in Action
Recap: Preparing for Full Encryption In the last two posts, I discussed the importance of encrypting data at rest and how to identify unencrypted EBS volumes attached to EC2 instances by using a Python script. After generating a report, I outlined the initial steps for remediation, which included gathering information about unencrypted volumes. Now, it’s time to take action in an automated fashion. In this post, I’ll guide you through the process of actually encrypting unencrypted EBS volumes using the encrypt-ec2-ebs-vols. Continue readingData Encryption at Rest: Preparing for EBS Volumes Remediation
Taking the First Steps Toward Secure Data at Rest In the previous post , I discussed the importance of encrypting data at rest and introduced the powerful combination of AWS tools and the Prowler open-source framework. After running Prowler’s security assessment, you may have identified some unencrypted resources, particularly EBS volumes attached to EC2 instances. Remediating unencrypted EBS volumes is critical for ensuring that sensitive data is protected, but it requires a careful, planned approach. Continue readingData Encryption at Rest
The Critical Role of Data Encryption at Rest Data encryption at rest is an essential security measure for protecting sensitive information. In today’s digital landscape, organizations face strict compliance requirements, whether for regulatory standards like GDPR, HIPAA, or PCI DSS, or for internal data protection policies. Encrypting data at rest ensures that even if storage devices are compromised, unauthorized users cannot read the data. This not only protects privacy but also ensures that businesses meet their compliance obligations and mitigate security risks. Continue reading