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77 publicationsProtect and recover your AWS root account
Protect AWS root access with MFA, current recovery contacts, separate daily administration, and a clear plan for Organizations member accounts.
Identity & access · AWS · By Cloud Security DeskRemove unused AWS access keys without breaking a job
Review IAM access-key usage, find job dependencies, deactivate safely, and verify final deletion without collecting or exposing secret credentials.
Identity & access · AWS · By Cloud Security DeskChoose and verify CloudWatch Logs retention
Choose CloudWatch Logs retention from supported values, verify the saved setting, and account for delayed deletion, archives, and log-group ownership.
Detection & response · AWS · By Cloud Security DeskKeep an S3 bucket private with Block Public Access
Enable S3 Block Public Access while preserving approved readers. Review the four settings, private CloudFront origins, and practical access tests.
Workload security · AWS · By Cloud Security DeskRemove public SSH access from an EC2 security group
Remove internet-wide EC2 SSH rules after testing Session Manager or restricted SSH. Check all groups, IPv6, fresh sessions, and recovery access.
Workload security · AWS · By Cloud Security DeskCount tokens before sending a prompt to Amazon Bedrock
Count a Bedrock prompt for the chosen model, check endpoint support, distinguish context and output limits, and verify usage without logging prompts.
AI systems · AWS · By Cloud Security DeskRecover a deleted file with S3 Versioning
Recover an S3 object by inspecting retained versions, downloading a known copy, or removing the right delete marker without deleting the recovery data.
Resilience · AWS · By Cloud Security DeskChoose an RDS recovery window you can actually restore
Choose RDS backup retention, inspect the real restorable interval, validate an isolated database restore, and record cleanup and recovery limits.
Resilience · AWS · By Cloud Security DeskGive Google Cloud teams access through IAM groups
Give Google Cloud teams IAM access through owned groups, choose a sensible resource scope, and verify migration and removal with practical checks.
Identity & access · Google Cloud · By Cloud Security DeskConnect to a Google Cloud VM with IAP and OS Login
Connect to a Linux VM through IAP and OS Login, check each permission and network layer, and remove old SSH paths with a tested recovery plan.
Identity & access · Google Cloud · By Cloud Security DeskGet an alert when Google Cloud project access changes
Build a Google Cloud log-based alert for project IAM changes, verify the filter and notification channel, and understand incident limits.
Detection & response · Google Cloud · By Cloud Security DeskTriage a Google Cloud Security Command Center finding
Review a Security Command Center finding, choose repair or a documented exception, and distinguish resource verification from muting and closure.
Detection & response · Google Cloud · By Cloud Security DeskKeep a Google Cloud Storage bucket private
Use public access prevention and uniform bucket-level access for Cloud Storage, then test IAM readers, signed links, and application dependencies.
Workload security · Google Cloud · By Cloud Security DeskRequire authentication between Cloud Run services
Configure Cloud Run service-to-service authentication with a dedicated caller identity, the right ID token audience, and useful negative tests.
Workload security · Google Cloud · By Cloud Security DeskCall Vertex AI from Cloud Run without a service account key
Use a Cloud Run service account and ADC to call Vertex AI, separate deployment and runtime permissions, and remove an obsolete prototype key.
AI systems · Google Cloud · By Cloud Security DeskRecover deleted Google Cloud Storage objects with soft delete
Choose a Cloud Storage soft delete window, restore a specific object generation, validate its contents, and account for retention and cleanup.
Resilience · Google Cloud · By Cloud Security DeskSet up Cloud SQL backups and prove you can restore
Configure Cloud SQL PostgreSQL backups, understand retention settings, and rehearse a restore through database validation and application cutover.
Resilience · Google Cloud · By Cloud Security DeskGive Azure readers access to one resource group
Assign Reader without granting write access or assuming it grants data access.
Identity & access · Azure · By Cloud Security DeskRead an Azure Key Vault secret from a VM without a password
Set up one system-assigned VM identity and a vault-scoped secret permission.
Identity & access · Azure · By Cloud Security DeskGet an Azure alert when a role assignment changes
Detect successful RBAC changes and test alert delivery without expanding a production role.
Detection & response · Azure · By Cloud Security DeskFind why an Azure VM cannot reach a service
Use a specific source and destination with Network Watcher and separate network reachability from app health.
Detection & response · Azure · By Cloud Security DeskCheck and stop anonymous access to Azure blobs
Understand account and container settings and prove both anonymous denial and intended app access.
Workload security · Azure · By Cloud Security DeskRestrict SSH and RDP access with an Azure network security group
Inspect effective rules, preserve the approved management path and test a fresh connection.
Workload security · Azure · By Cloud Security DeskConnect to Azure OpenAI without an API key
Prove Entra-based inference with a scoped runtime identity before disabling local authentication.
AI systems · Azure · By Cloud Security Desk