Webapper, an Amazon Partner, shares tips, tricks, and news to get more out of Amazon S3 buckets. Topics include cybersecurity, cost management, and tools.
The elusive art of encryption... Misconfigured encryption in Amazon S3 can lead to significant security risks and potential data breaches. But fear not, we're going to dive into the mishaps and lessons of misconfigured S3 encryption.
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.
When we first entertained the idea of building CloudSee Drive, it stemmed from a business expressing frustration with Dropbox. Although Dropbox can work well in many use cases, it isn't always ideal. As an AWS Partner, we see that Amazon S3 and Dropbox have similarities as cloud storage services, but there are also many differences in their features, use cases, and architectures. We'll outline Amazon vs. Dropbox for you to help you decide what's best for your organization.
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.
While SFTP may be secure enough for government work, mixing it with the infinitely scalable S3 is like oil and water. You're gonna have a bad time. Let's explore the downside of using SFTP with Amazon S3...
Storage performance optimization is a critical aspect of managing cloud storage for users. It ensures that data is accessed and delivered efficiently, providing a seamless user experience. Amazon Simple Storage Service (Amazon S3) is a widely used cloud storage solution that can greatly benefit from performance optimization strategies. Here are some ways you can tailor your strategy to enhance the quality and performance of Amazon S3 storage.
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...
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.
Amazon S3 buckets continue to be the core storage facility for cloud-based systems. The original goal was to ensure that organizations could use public buckets and objects easily, providing tools to limit public access. Because S3 has occasionally been a newsworthy security topic, AWS makes changes to shore them up. In April 2023, several important Amazon S3 security changes are coming, so if you use S3 buckets, you'll want to know what to expect. AWS will roll out the changes all AWS Regions within a few weeks.
