The Top 5 AWS Security Mistakes To Avoid

by Hannah Grace Holladay / April 12, 2023

AWS’s compute and data storage services are the beating heart of tens of thousands of businesses. That makes AWS security and compliance a matter of critical concern. It’s all too easy to make a configuration mistake that opens the door to bad actors intent on stealing data and infiltrating malware. For example, estimates put the proportion of misconfigured buckets on Amazon’s Simple Storage Service (S3) at 46%. In this article,…

5 Common Cloud Security Misconfigurations for AWS

by Sarah Harvey / December 15, 2022

Security incidents caused by misconfigurations in the cloud happen every single day. In fact, DivvyCloud reports that over the last two years, 33 billion records have been exposed because enterprises struggle to implement proper cloud security. When you take that number and consider Ponemon’s research, which estimates the average cost per compromised record is $150, that means cloud security misconfigurations have cost companies worldwide nearly $5 trillion since 2018. Misconfigurations…

5 Key Areas of Cloud Security

by Sarah Harvey / December 15, 2022

Data breaches are on the rise worldwide and across cloud platforms – which is why we talk about cloud security within AWS, Azure, and Google Cloud so often. As more and more organizations migrate sensitive information and services to cloud environments, it should drive customers to consider how the cloud will impact their privacy, security, and compliance efforts. In cloud security audits at KirkpatrickPrice, controls will be tested against our…

Best Practices for Privilege Management in AWS

by Sarah Harvey / December 15, 2022

Could what happened at Capital One happen at your organization? That depends on your commitment to cloud security. This breach could happen to any organization that’s not educated on AWS vulnerabilities and best practices. We’ve talked about how security misconfigurations played a role in Capital One’s breach, but now let’s discuss how privilege management contributed to this successful hack. What Happened at Capital One with IAM Misconfigurations? According to Verizon’s…

Best Practices for Configuring Your AWS Perimeter

by Sarah Harvey / December 15, 2022

Could what happened at Capital One happen at your organization? As a business owner, stakeholder, or IT personnel, that’s the unavoidable fear that appears when you hear about the latest data breach. The Capital One data breach is one of the most damaging data breaches of 2019, and we’ll continue to learn about the repercussions for months to come. This data breach impacts 100 million individuals in the United States…