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Enhancing AWS Security: IDS/IPS Implementation
Introduction In today’s digital landscape, where security threats are ever-present, ensuring the protection of your AWS infrastructure is crucial. One key component of AWS security is Intrusion Detection and Prevention Systems (IDS/IPS). This article provides a comprehensive guide to understanding and implementing IDS/IPS on AWS. We will explore the importance of AWS security, the basics of IDS and IPS, the benefits they offer, and the native and third-party solutions available. Additionally, we will reference the insightful article by Jayendra Patil for further information. 1.1. Importance of AWS security The importance of AWS security cannot be overstated. With businesses relying heavily on cloud infrastructure, securing data, applications, and resources has become…
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AWS IAM Policies: Best Practices
Introduction: IAM policies are a fundamental component of AWS IAM (Identity and Access Management). They define permissions and access levels for users, groups, and roles, allowing you to manage access to your AWS resources securely. In this article, we will delve into IAM policies and discuss their importance in securing your AWS infrastructure. IAM Policies: IAM policies are JSON documents that define permissions for IAM users, groups, and roles. Policies are attached to identities and specify which AWS resources the identity can access and what actions they can perform. IAM policies are highly customizable, allowing you to set granular permissions based on your organizational needs. IAM policies are divided into…
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Cloud Cost Managment Best Practices
Introduction Users of Amazon Web Services are likely familiar with some cloud cost managment best practices, but probably not all of them. Consequently, we have compiled a list of the ten best practices to optimize AWS costs, and also suggest a solution that ensures the costs of using Amazon Web Services remain optimized. It’s not unusual to read headlines claiming businesses are overspending in the cloud, that a double-figure percentage of money is being wasted on unused services, or that millions of businesses provision resources with more capacity than they need. The most common “solutions” to the reported issues are rightsizing, scheduling, and purchasing Reserved Instances/Savings Plans for predictable workloads.…
