Threat Modeling
Threat modeling is a process used by developers and engineers to understand the threats that exist that may exploit a weakness or vulnerability in a software application or platform.
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Hosting a website on Lambda Function URL
In the past, I did a lot of Perl programming and a lot of CGI code that still run on various websites around the world today. When I migrated my knowledge across to AWS and serverless infrastructure, I found myself having to develop code in a similar structure to what I did previously in Perl and PHP.
With this article, the goal is to demonstrate how you could dynamically generate HTML in a Lambda function, and use Lambda as a make-shift web server for some simple applications using Python.
Optus breach of 2022
Optus, one of the largest telcos in Australia has suffered a major security breach, losing the sensitive information of close to 10 million Australians. A lot has been said already on the topic. I wanted to focus on the psychology behind a breach.
The Uber Hack of 2022
It's been a wild year for Uber which has suffered through another security breach. The reactions to the hack have been mixed, and I've been contemplating how to respond. Here's my take...
Resilient Software Design
When you operate a large fleet of servers, patching your operating system and other software components is a necessary task to prevent malware and external threat actors from taking control of your system. In a number of cases, I've heard clients use the words: "I can't patch my system because it might cause an outage." Let's unpack this disturbing statement.
The root account
The AWS Root account is an absolute god user for your AWS account. This account must be kept secure, and only used in absolute emergencies. For an account that is so sensitive and secure, I was quite surprised that it is integrated into almost everything that Amazon does.
Privacy is not Security
While privacy and security are two concepts that closely follow each other, they are two different things. What exactly is the difference between these topics?
Digital Ocean is (probably not) better than AWS
Earlier this week, while browsing through my Twitter feed, I saw a post where someone was saying that Digital Ocean was better than AWS. Having used both of them extensively, the post caught my attention, and after reading through the comments, it became very clear to me that there was a huge misunderstanding between the two services. Let's break it down.