Field Notes: How OLX Europe Fights Millions of Bots with AWS

By Dustin Ward

AWS FeedField Notes: How OLX Europe Fights Millions of Bots with AWS This post was cowritten with Daniel Loureiro, Lead Security Engineer at OLX Group Global Information Security. At OLX, infrastructure is constantly being scanned and targeted by advanced malicious botnets. These botnets either scrape the content of their websites to monetize it on other…

The case for and against Amazon Cognito

By Dustin Ward

AWS FeedThe case for and against Amazon Cognito In light of recent news of Okta’s pending acquisition of Auth0 there’s been renewed discussion about where Amazon Cognito fits into the picture. It’s a question my clients often ask me, so here are my two cents. The case for Cognito Integration with other AWS services Cognito’s tight integration with…

Announcing preview of Azure Trusted Launch for virtual machines

By Dustin Ward

Persistent threats like bootkits and rootkits are sophisticated malware types that run with the same kernel-mode privileges as the operating system they infect. Using those privileges, they can hide themselves from diagnostic tools and antimalware, making them extremely difficult to detect and almost impossible to remove. That foothold is typically leveraged by malware to bypass…

Drive successful data-driven transformation—go limitless with Azure data

By Dustin Ward

Over the past year, it’s become clear that no business is immune to sudden changes. Embracing data as a strategic asset is key to remaining agile amidst uncertainty. Data can provide crucial insights to help you navigate complex situations, empower your employees to make better decisions, and create new customer experiences. The benefits to getting…