Patch Management

Importance of Regular Patching

  • Make sure to regularly patch your systems to reduce vulnerabilities and security risks.
  • Use automated patch management with AWS services to ensure updates happen on time.

AWS Inspector

AWS inspector

  • Utilise AWS Inspector to examine unintended network accessibility and assess operating systems for known vulnerabilities.
  • Evaluate container images for vulnerabilities upon their upload.
  • Use AWS Inspector to identify software vulnerabilities in function code and package dependencies, and assess access functions during deployment.
  • Integrate AWS Inspector with AWS Security Hub and send findings to EventBridge.
  • Leverage AWS Inspector’s findings to prioritize and address security issues for enhanced protection.

AWS Security Best Practices

The AWS Simple Storage Service (S3) is a cloud service provided by Amazon Web Services (AWS) to store your data securely. You can access this service through your IAM role or root user account. In this article, we’ll see different security measures to protect your data from fraudulent access using AWS Security Best Practices. Please note that, due to the extensive nature of security practices, we’ll cover a selection of key measures in this article.

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Implementing Access Control: Use IAM to manage user permissions and restrict access to resources. Logging and Monitoring: Set up logging with AWS CloudTrail for proactive threat detection. Data Encryption: Encrypt data with TLS/SSL and client side encryption methods. Regular Patching: Ensure systems are regularly updated to mitigate vulnerabilities. Network Security: Use VPCs, security groups, and ACLs to control access and protect data. Data Encryption: Encrypt data in transit and at rest using TLS/SSL and AWS KMS. Backup and Disaster Recovery: Utilise Amazon S3 for backups and establish disaster recovery mechanisms. Security Awareness: Educate users about security risks and leverage AWS training resources....

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