Use cases from the field
Step-by-step guides for real AWS security problems — what the attack looks like in CloudTrail, how to detect it, and how to respond without breaking production.
Who Created This Role, and Why Is It Making 4,000 Calls an Hour?
An unknown IAM role shows up with a burst of API calls. Answering who created it, what it touched and whether to stop it usually takes a security team hours of CloudTrail queries. Here is how to get the whole picture on one screen, in seconds — and contain it for an hour while you decide.
A Leaked AWS Access Key: Your First 60 Minutes
An access key ends up in a public repo, a CI log or a stolen laptop. This is a minute-by-minute playbook to scope the damage, contain the identity without breaking production, and close the doors the attacker opened.
Ransomware in Amazon S3: Detect the Burst, Not the Ransom Note
Cloud ransomware does not need malware — only credentials and a few S3 API calls. Learn what the attack looks like in CloudTrail, which thresholds catch it early, and how to contain it automatically without tripping over your own backup jobs.
Automated Remediation Without the Fear: Reversible Response on AWS
Most security teams detect problems in seconds and fix them in hours, because nobody wants an automation to break production. Here is how to design automated response on AWS that you can trust — and undo.