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A Practical Approach to Just-in-Time (JIT) Access for Developers

A Practical Approach to Just-in-Time (JIT) Access for Developers

Should application developers have access to production database systems? This is a question as old as Vampires and Werewolves.
How to Replace Your VPN with strongDM

How to Replace Your VPN with strongDM

So you’re ready to move away VPN or from complicated user management like LDAP, ready to stop worrying about private keys existing on developer

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Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) Policy
Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) Policy
A software development lifecycle (SDLC) policy helps your company not suffer a similar fate by ensuring software goes through a testing process, is built as securely as possible, and that all development work is compliant as it relates to any regulatory guidelines and business needs.‍Here are some primary topics your software development lifecycle policy and software development methodology should cover
AWS Console Alternative, Secure AWS Management
AWS Console Alternative, Secure AWS Management
Gone are the days of sharing AWS root account credentials in a shared 1Password vault or worse, via email. With this in mind, one of the first steps to securing our AWS account is setting up AWS IAM.
3 Costly Cloud Infrastructure Misconfigurations
3 Costly Cloud Infrastructure Misconfigurations
It has never been easier for your company to build new infrastructure. In just a few clicks, you can spin up shiny new servers and databases in the cloud and start using them in seconds. However, in the rush to deploy new services so quickly, companies often let information security be an ...
Connecting Postgres to Active Directory for Authentication
Connecting Postgres to Active Directory for Authentication
While primarily geared towards developers, PostgreSQL is also designed to help system administrators safely and robustly store information in databases. In this post, we will demonstrate how to install a PostgreSQL database and then configure Active Directory users to authenticate to it.
BYOD Security Policy Guide: 6 Best Practices to Know
BYOD Security Policy Guide: 6 Best Practices to Know
BYOD lets employees use their own smartphones, tablets, or laptops to access company resources and perform work-related tasks, allowing them to work from anywhere. This practice offers advantages like increased productivity and company savings on hardware costs. Employees are often more proficient with their own devices, which can mean a more comfortable work environment and result in higher job satisfaction.
How Hearst Eliminates DevOps Complexity -- An Architecture Review
How Hearst Eliminates DevOps Complexity -- An Architecture Review
In this talk, Jim Mortko (responsible for leading all Internet-based engineering and digital production efforts) and DevOps Engineer Manuel Maldonado, they discuss how Hearst eliminated DevOps complexity through automation and tooling decisions. Listen as they walk through their services and application architecture and download the slides now.
How Betterment Secures Server Access - Automate the Boring Stuff
How Betterment Secures Server Access - Automate the Boring Stuff
Chris Becker is an SRE at Betterment. Previously, he did similar work on Warby Parker's Infrastructure team. At Betterment, he earned the label APT (advanced persistent threat) thanks to consistently tripping alarms with his peculiar scripts and commands. In this talk, he discusses how Betterment's approach to server access controls evolved as the team grew exponentially. With more people and keys to manage, the SRE team needed to find ways to automate more and reduce the maintenance overhead.
Why Fair Eliminated Static Credentials -- A Retrospective
Why Fair Eliminated Static Credentials -- A Retrospective
Cat Cai is currently the Director of Platform Engineering at Fair. In this talk, alongside Jack Wink and Marshall Brekka, they discuss how Fair eliminated static credentials through automation and tooling decisions. Listen as they walk through how they make sure they enforce least privileged access, and rotate credentials without causing a huge headache in the organization.
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