Tag: application security
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Security Groups
In AWS, Security Groups act as virtual firewalls to control inbound and outbound traffic to your EC2 instances, ensuring that only authorized access occurs while protecting your cloud infrastructure from potential threats. They are stateful, meaning that if you allow inbound traffic, the response is automatically allowed, regardless of outbound rules. This guide will walk…
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Integrate EC2 Instance with WAF
AWS Web Application Firewall (WAF) is a powerful service that protects web applications from common web exploits such as SQL injection, cross-site scripting (XSS), and DDoS attacks. Integrating an EC2 instance with WAF involves configuring a WAF Web ACL (Access Control List) and associating it with resources fronted by an Application Load Balancer (ALB) or…
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OWASP : Infra security POV
The Open Web Application Security Project (OWASP) is an internationally recognized nonprofit organization dedicated to enhancing software security. Its contributions to infrastructure security are invaluable, particularly in identifying, mitigating, and preventing vulnerabilities within application ecosystems and their underlying infrastructure. OWASP’s methodologies and tools provide a structured approach to safeguarding systems against evolving cyber threats, making…
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WAF : Infra security POV
A Web Application Firewall (WAF) serves as a critical security layer within infrastructure security frameworks, designed to protect web applications and APIs from a plethora of cyber threats. It operates at the application layer (Layer 7 of the OSI model) to analyze HTTP/HTTPS traffic, filtering malicious requests before they reach the server. In an era…