Tag: security

The standard OS Patch for AWS is not enough to secure your linux instance.

08/02/2020 by Mike Honner

Filed under Programming

Last modified 08/02/2020

The best practice when deploying an AWS linux instance is to run sudo yum update. This downloads and patches the OS and any applications with the latest updates. I put this to the test by deploying two standard AMI instances. One of the instances I updated, the other I did not. I ran a vulnerability scan against both instances using the CVE 1-1, AWS Security …

How secure are the applications you’ve deployed to the Cloud ?

06/30/2020 by Mike Honner

Filed under Programming

Last modified 06/30/2020

Cloud infrastructures such as AWS, Google and Azure are highly secure and comply with the strictest standards in infrastructure and software development practices, such as ISO 20001, PCI-DSS Level1 and HIPAA. So, what does that mean to an organization building and deploying their own software in the cloud? Not much. You are ensured that their infrastructure is secure not your software. This is what is …