AWS Secrets Manager vs. Systems Manager Parameter Store
When should you use AWS Secrets Manager versus Systems Manager Parameter Store to store your secrets in AWS? They have similar functionality, but when does…
Category: Beginner
Beginner-level content including courses, blog posts, and more.
Announcing our latest course: AWS Lambda Security Labs
Earlier this year we launched some awesome AWS Lambda CTFs that have received great feedback. But unless you already have experience with finding Lambda vulnerabilities,…
Announcing Our First Azure Course: Getting Started with Microsoft Defender for Cloud
We’ve been focused on AWS security for a while now, but here’s the thing: many of you work in multi-cloud environments or have been asking…
AWS IAM Credentials Report [Cheat Sheet]
I recently came across this neat cheat sheet by Steampipe for AWS IAM Credential Reports, which is a simple but mighty feature you may not…
Encrypt and Decrypt Data with KMS and Data Keys [Cheat Sheet]
Whether you’re studying for the AWS Certified Security Specialty exam, or whether you need a way of encrypting and decrypting data to keep it safe,…
Introducing Free AWS Cloud Security Hands-On Labs
Our free Hands-On Labs are a great way to dip your toes into the AWS cloud security space completely risk-free. No credit card required, just…
Multifactor authentication (MFA) factors and attributes
Password-based authentication has been proven time and time again to be a vulnerable form of authentication. One of the best defenses is using Multifactor Authentication,…
What is Two-Factor Authentication (2FA)?
Passwords are hard. Most of us use passwords of varying length and complexity. That’s mainly to fulfill the requirements offered by every single site that…
Password managers: should you use them?
What’s the point of password managers anyway? Let’s take a look at a scenario that we’re all familiar with… The scenario: We all have this…
Are your passwords strong enough?
In this digital day and age, most of us know what a password is. If you’ve found this article or any other like it, you…