Topic
Security
8 articles on security.
- Guides
Cloud backup and disaster recovery, explained
Backup vs DR, what RPO and RTO really mean, the four strategy tiers from backup-restore to hot standby, honest cost tradeoffs, and how to test any of it.
- Security
Cloud compliance: SOC 2, HIPAA, and GDPR, explained
What SOC 2, HIPAA, and GDPR each require, what your cloud provider covers versus what you own, data residency, BAAs, and a realistic path to compliance.
- Security
Cloud IAM best practices: least privilege that actually holds
How to set up cloud IAM properly: least-privilege roles, MFA, SSO, no long-lived keys, service accounts for workloads, and a quarterly audit habit.
- Glossary
IAM (Identity and Access Management)
IAM is the cloud service that controls who can do what in your account. Plain-terms definition, provider names, and why it matters when you migrate.
- Guides
How to set up a cloud landing zone that stays governable
How to build a landing zone before migrating: multi-account structure, SSO identity, a non-overlapping network, preventive guardrails, and centralized logging.
- Security
The shared responsibility model: which half of cloud security is yours
Who secures what in the cloud: the provider secures the platform, you secure everything you put on it. The IaaS/PaaS/SaaS split, and the misconfigurations behind most breaches.
- Security
Secure your first cloud account in an afternoon: the 10-point checklist
Ten controls to set before anything ships in a new AWS, Azure, or GCP account: root lockdown, MFA, least-privilege access, audit logging, blocked public storage, billing alerts.
- Glossary
VPC (Virtual Private Cloud)
A VPC is your logically isolated private network inside a public cloud. Plain-terms definition, a real example, and why it matters when you migrate.