cloud security

Webapper, an Amazon Partner, shares tips, tricks, and news to get more out of Amazon S3 buckets. Topics include cloud security, cost management, and tools.

Identity Federation in AWS

Identity Federation in AWS involves connecting an AWS environment with an external identity provider to enable users to access AWS resources using their existing credentials from the external system. This approach avoids the need for separate AWS-specific identities for users and allows for Single Sign-On capabilities.

2024-01-24T13:00:28-08:00January 24, 2024|

Benefits & Challenges of IAM Access Analyzer for Amazon S3

AWS provides a powerful tool to help with cloud security: IAM Access Analyzer. It alerts you to S3 buckets that are configured to allow access to anyone on the internet or other AWS accounts, including AWS accounts outside of your organization. IAM Access Analyzer offers both challenges and benefits that are crucial to understand.

2023-11-06T14:07:35-08:00October 19, 2023|

Amazon S3 and Data Lakes

Amazon S3 is a fundamental building block for data lakes because of S3's scalability, durability, and flexibility. With its virtually unlimited storage capacity, S3 enables organizations to ingest, store, and manage vast amounts of structured and unstructured data from diverse sources. We outline why Amazon S3 is suitable for data lakes, the strategy to use, the best AWS tools, concerns to address, and future considerations.

2023-10-31T15:52:31-07:00September 13, 2023|

Bolstering Amazon S3 Security and Compliance

The perennial Amazon workhorse S3 often stores sensitive customer, financial, intellectual property or other critical data that underpins the business. Proper Amazon S3 security and compliance management is crucial for any organization's cloud strategy. Tighten governance and controls before throwing more technology at issues by adding third-party solutions. Here are 10 ways you can address S3 security and compliance challenges cost-effectively...

2023-10-31T15:55:22-07:00August 22, 2023|

Setting Up Smart S3 Bucket Policies

Amazon S3 (Simple Storage Service) is a powerful resource for applications that need storage on the internet. S3 is a scalable, reliable, and secure solution. The key to success is setting up smart S3 bucket policies that are beneficial to intended users but protected from prying eyes.

2023-10-31T15:56:51-07:00August 15, 2023|
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