Don SpidellReplacing a Bastion Host with AWS Client VPNBastion hosts were once a staple of an IT infrastructure, whether it be on-prem or in the cloud. They allow for a single ingress point into…Mar 10Mar 10
Don SpidellReduce Your Attack Surface by Automatically Removing Stale Allowed IPsIf you manage AWS WAF Web ACL rules or AWS EC2 security groups or NACLs, you have probably added IP addresses to those resources so that…Nov 8, 2023Nov 8, 2023
Don SpidellHow To Automatically Delete Inactive Users from AWS Identity CenterAWS Identity Center, successor to AWS Single Sign-On, provides an easy-to-use identity store that integrates seamlessly with AWS Control…Jul 12, 2023Jul 12, 2023
Don SpidellNew AWS Direct Connect Quota Increases Unlock New Design PossibilitiesWhen AWS introduced Direct Connect (DX) in 2011, it was a game changer for connecting on-prem workloads to the cloud. Over the years, AWS…May 23, 2023May 23, 2023
Don SpidellinSummit Technology GroupA Practical Guide to Amazon Route 53 Resolver DNS FirewallCloud architects and security engineers working on projects built on AWS put a lot of focus on threats coming into a network, and…Mar 20, 2023Mar 20, 2023
Don SpidellHow to upgrade Amazon Athena engine from v2 to v3With the recent upgrade of Amazon’s serverless, interactive analytics service Athena, customers may find themselves confronted with a need…Mar 9, 2023Mar 9, 2023
Don SpidellWhat are your uptime expectations?When I work with a client on an application build in the cloud, I need to build the infrastructure to meet their uptime Service Level…Mar 7, 2023Mar 7, 2023
Don SpidellKeeping AMIs current with an Amazon EC2 Image BuilderWhile running containerized workloads and leveraging AWS’ serverless offerings are the wave of the future, sometimes it is necessary to run…Mar 3, 2023Mar 3, 2023
Don SpidellHosting a Static Website on AWS with Amazon S3 and CloudFront using TerraformWith the introduction of the 4.0 version of Terraform’s AWS provider, a lot has changed when it comes to setting up a working static…Mar 1, 2023Mar 1, 2023