Tag: EC2 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…