Cloud Encryption Explained: Securing Data at Rest and in Transit In the cloud, your data is constantly on the move—flowing between services, being stored on disks, and accessed by users across the globe. This dynamic nature is a core benefit of cloud computing, but it also expands the attack surface. Encryption is the most critical control for […]
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Cloud Access Security Broker (CASB): The Definitive Guide to Usage & Implementation The modern enterprise runs on cloud applications. From sanctioned platforms like Salesforce and Office 365 to unsanctioned “shadow IT” tools, data flows freely beyond the traditional corporate network perimeter. This creates a massive visibility and control gap for security teams. How do you
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Cloud IAM Best Practices: The Ultimate Guide to Secure Access Control In the cloud, identity is the new perimeter. While firewalls protect your network boundary, Identity and Access Management (IAM) is the primary gatekeeper for your data and services. A single misconfigured permission can grant an attacker—or a careless insider—access to your most critical assets, leading to
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Cloud Security Posture Management (CSPM): The Definitive Guide to Continuous Compliance & Risk Mitigation The cloud’s shared responsibility model makes one thing abundantly clear: you are responsible for securing your data and configurations. But with dynamic environments spanning multiple clouds, manually checking thousands of resources for misconfigurations is a Sisyphean task. A single misplaced storage bucket, an
Bare Metal vs VM vs Containers: The 2025 Performance & Security Showdown Forget The Hype. Let’s Talk Performance and Money. You’re architecting a new application. The question isn’t just what to build, but where to run it. Do you need the raw, unfiltered power of a dedicated server? The fortified isolation of a virtual machine? Or the breakneck speed
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Security should move at the speed of your pipeline. In modern cloud environments, continuous integration and continuous deployment (CI/CD) systems are the backbone of innovation. Yet, they also present a significant attack surface if not properly secured. As a DevSecOps lead with over a decade of experience designing secure cloud environments, I’ve seen how unguarded
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Security should move at the speed of your pipeline. In modern cloud environments, resilience isn’t just about availability—it’s about maintaining security under failure. Chaos engineering, once primarily a reliability practice, now serves as a critical tool for validating security controls. By intentionally introducing failures, teams can uncover hidden vulnerabilities, misconfigurations, and procedural gaps before attackers
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