Securing Cloud Infrastructure: A Practical Guide

Thu, 20 Jun 2024 00:00:00 +0000

Cloud security is often viewed as complex, but fundamental practices can dramatically improve your security posture. Here’s what I’ve learned from building secure cloud architectures.

Identity & Access Management

The foundation of cloud security starts with IAM. Too many organizations grant broad permissions “for convenience” which creates significant risk.

Least Privilege Principle

{
  "Version": "2012-10-17",
  "Statement": [{
    "Effect": "Allow",
    "Action": ["s3:GetObject"],
    "Resource": "arn:aws:s3:::my-bucket/*",
    "Condition": {
      "IpAddress": {"aws:SourceIp": "10.0.0.0/8"}
    }
  }]
}

This policy only allows GetObject from the internal network range, not from anywhere else.

Cloud-Security on Ankit Maurya

Securing Cloud Infrastructure: A Practical Guide

Identity & Access Management

Least Privilege Principle