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September 11, 2024

Choosing the Best IAM Framework for Long-Term Cloud Security Scalability

Identity and Access Management (IAM) is the backbone of any robust cloud security architecture. As organizations scale, selecting the right IAM framework is crucial for maintaining security, compliance, and operational efficiency. Below is a comprehensive, practical guide for security team managers and C-level executives to ensure their IAM system is scalable, secure, and well-implemented. 1. Key Considerations for Selecting an […]

April 17, 2024

Understanding and Mitigating the LeakyCLI Vulnerability: AWS, GCP and Azure

Introduction to the LeakyCLI Vulnerability The LeakyCLI vulnerability identified by Orca Security is a critical issue found in the CLI tools of major cloud providers like AWS, Google Cloud, and Azure. This flaw allows sensitive credentials to be exposed in build logs, thereby increasing the risk of security breaches. Azure has fixed the vulnerability, whereas, AWS and GCP have given […]

Ayesha Arshad AWS 2 min read

March 1, 2024

Harnessing Generative AI with Amazon Bedrock and Amazon SageMaker

In the rapidly evolving tech landscape, generative AI has emerged as a game-changer, driving innovation and efficiency across sectors. Amazon Web Services (AWS) has been at the forefront, introducing tools like Amazon Bedrock and Amazon SageMaker that empower tech companies to harness the power of generative AI. This blog dives into what these services are, their importance, practical applications, security […]

Ayesha Arshad Architecture Design 3 min read

February 14, 2024

Navigating the Aftermath: Mitigation Strategies for the “Mother of Leaks” Incident

The cybersecurity landscape was recently shaken by the “Mother of Leaks,” a colossal data breach consolidating information from various sources, affecting billions of records. This unprecedented leak underscores the vital importance of robust cybersecurity measures and responsive mitigation strategies. In this article, the outline contains critical steps IT organizations should take immediately and proactively to navigate the aftermath of this […]

Ayesha Arshad Cyber Security 4 min read

September 6, 2023

Unleashing the Power of Serverless on AWS: A Guide on designing Serverless Applications

Imagine a scenario where you are throwing a party and you have to prepare for the number of guests that will come. With serverless, you don’t have to set up a big hall or arrange for all the chairs and tables in advance, instead, you only set up what you need when you know how many guests are coming and […]

Ayesha Arshad Architecture Design 9 min read

December 17, 2022

Learn how to Architect Cloud-native Applications

As a beginner, it is quite easy to feel overwhelmed by the idea of architecting Cloud Native applications. If you don’t know where to start this is the right place. In this blog, I will point out the beginner concepts that you should start learning a little about. After that, you can simply start with a little project of yours […]

Ayesha Arshad Architecture Design 4 min read

December 15, 2022

The Six Pillars of Well-Architected

The AWS Well-Architected Framework is like a compass that helps organizations navigate the challenges of building and operating systems in the cloud. It is built around six pillars that represent the key areas that organizations need to consider when designing and operating systems in the cloud: Operational Excellence is about making sure that systems are designed and operated in a […]

Ayesha Arshad Architecture Design 6 min read

December 10, 2022

Traffic Distribution on AWS: A Comparison of ALB vs NLB

In simpler terms: ALB works on Layer 7 (Application Layer) NLB works on Layer 4 (Transport Layer) But in order to understand what exactly is their purpose we need to deep dive into the the networking side of application deployment. AWS Application Load Balancer AWS ALB, or Amazon Web Services Application Load Balancer, is a load balancing service for applications […]

Ayesha Arshad AWS 4 min read

May 10, 2022

A Checklist to Ensure EC2 Security

AWS is providing 200+ cloud services to Businesses and Enterprises. This article can be used as a checklist to ensure your EC2 instances are secure.

Ayesha Arshad AWS 3 min read

April 22, 2022

Container Orchestration on AWS: ECS, EKS, Fargate, and ECR

As Tech World is progressing from Monolith architecture to Microservice-based Architecture it is important to the concepts of Container Orchestration. Hence this guide will introduce you to the containerization options provided by Amazon Web Services. In a Microservices-based Architecture, the whole application is broken down into small units. Each unit sticks to a specific section of the processing required by […]

Ayesha Arshad AWS 7 min read