Reading Time: 2 minutes Unused resources accumulate in AWS as your workflows change and evolve. We do not tend to think about tidying up loose ends every time a workflow change occurs. For example, when you stop an EC2 instance, your automation might not delete EBS volumes. These volumes pile up and continue to incur cost. ELB has a…

Reading Time: 2 minutes Enabling root user multi-factor authentication is great security practice. Some companies go as far as enabling physical MFA and locking it down in vault somewhere. nOps provide easy overview which one of your projects don’t have root MFA enabled. You can also receive real-time notifications when root logs in the console with our without MFA….

Reading Time: 2 minutes Allowing SSH access to everyone is not a secure practice. Once you configure Unrestricted SSH Monitoring, any time someone opens port 22 to all, you’ll receive real-time notification. Unrestricted SSH Rule To enable the rule, simply go to the “Available nOps Rules” tab in nOps Rules and click on the “Unrestricted SSH” rule. Unrestricted SSH…

Reading Time: 2 minutes Multi-factor authentication is hard to enforce in AWS, yet is it recommended through AWS Security best practices to have it enabled for all users. nOps allows you receive real time alerts when any of your users login to AWS console without MFA across all your projects. Users Without MFA Rule To enable the rule, simply…

Reading Time: 2 minutes AWS CloudTrail provides audit trail for your cloud infrastructure. This is one of the services that should be enabled by default, but it’s not. Enabling AWS CloudTrail on all your AWS accounts is good security practice. nOps Rule allows you to monitor AWS CloudTrail across regions and projects. You receive real-time notification if AWS CloudTrail…