Security

AWS re:Invent 2025 — Day 0: Wait there's more?

Because AWS has impeccable timing - A last-minute addendum capturing the updates AWS dropped the moment I pressed commit.

Because AWS has impeccable timing

Just as I pressed commit AWS decided now was the perfect moment to drop a handful of announcements that sit somewhere between deeply practical and mildly confusing. Not keynote-level hype. But definitely builder-grade useful.

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Essential Steps for Securing Your AWS Environment

Master Your AWS Security with These Top 10 Cloud-Protecting Practices.

Today, I want to dive into a topic that’s been buzzing around lately: security in AWS environments. As we kick off the year with new intentions and goals, it’s crucial to ensure that our AWS setups are fortified against potential threats. So, let’s delve into some fundamental steps you can take to bolster security within your AWS infrastructure.

A lot of customers have been talking about security recently. It’s the start of the year, new intentions means they want to get involved with different standards, etc. But the first place to start is with some basic foundations in security or as I call it, Well-Architected Security.

Start with the basic foundations of security before you go big. Otherwise, you’re going to find there’s a lot of work to do later.

Let’s go through my top 10 steps for securing your AWS Environment

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