Should I encrypt DB data when I also use TDE A question I have been asked a few times is: Should I use transparent data encryption (TDE) on my database if I am encrypting the data using field encryption? Firstly, What is TDE? TDE protects database data by encrypting the underlying database files. If one wishes to …

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A cloudformation template used to provison services for hosting static pages in AWS S3. Services/resources used include: Simple Storage Service (S3) AWS Certificate Manager Cloudfront Cloudformation AWSTemplateFormatVersion: "2010-09-09" Description: Jez D Blog cloudfront Parameters: OriginDomainName: …

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Introduction What is Codeship? CodeShip is a Software as a Service (SaaS) solution that enebles individuals and teams to implement and optimize continuous integration and continuous deployment. It helps small and growing teams develop everything from simple web applications to modern microservice architectures to …

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Managing a compromised AWS EC2 instance Introduction This guide is intended to inform teams about initial actions to be taken on learning that one or more Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (EC2) instances has become compromised. Initial actions should be focussed on containment and restoration of service, followed up by …

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Lambda@edge functions for already existing Cloudfront distributions, can be managed using Serverless Framework and a plugin called serverless-lambda-edge-pre-existing-cloudfront. It also alleviates the need to log in to the console and manually increment the function version number. In this example, we will be creating …

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