Integrate across the Three Lines Model (Part 1): Build a custom automation of AWS Audit Manager with AWS Security Hub

By Dustin Ward

AWS FeedIntegrate across the Three Lines Model (Part 1): Build a custom automation of AWS Audit Manager with AWS Security Hub The Three Lines Model developed by the Institute of Internal Auditors (IIA) helps organizations identify structures and processes to facilitate strong governance and risk management. In that model, the first-line function manages risk, the…

Happy 10th Birthday – AWS Identity and Access Management

By Dustin Ward

AWS FeedHappy 10th Birthday – AWS Identity and Access Management Amazon S3 turned 15 earlier this year, and Amazon EC2 will do the same in a couple of months. Today we are celebrating the tenth birthday of AWS Identity and Access Management (IAM). The First Decade Let’s take a walk through the last decade and…

Virtual Private Cloud – A Guide

By Dustin Ward

AWS FeedVirtual Private Cloud – A Guide Virtual Private Cloud gives the users a private environment suitable for cloud computing that is contained within a public cloud. To be precise, it is a completely isolated cloud that is hosted within a public cloud. A virtual private cloud can be used for storing data, running codes, hosting…

Build real-time feature toggles with Amazon DynamoDB Streams and Amazon API Gateway WebSocket APIs

By Dustin Ward

AWS FeedBuild real-time feature toggles with Amazon DynamoDB Streams and Amazon API Gateway WebSocket APIs Feature toggles (or feature flags) are a software development technique allowing developers to programmatically enable or disable features of an application. In practice, feature toggles control a system’s behavior by controlling conditional statements in the application code. Feature toggles have…