Cloud Technologies

Shadow Data and Silent Failures: Why Your Cloud Strategy Needs a Forensic Upgrade

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The modern enterprise perimeter has not just dissolved; it has evaporated into a fog of microservices, ephemeral functions, and distributed storage buckets. For the last decade, the mandate for IT leaders was speed. “Move fast and break things” was the philosophy that drove digital transformation, pushing organizations to adopt serverless architectures and cloud-native developments at […]

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Security Technology Stack for Growing Businesses

Cloud Technologies, Cyber Governance Risk And Compliance, Cyber incident Response and disaster recovery, Identity and Acess Management, Network Security /

As businesses scale their operations in today’s digitally connected world, the cybersecurity threat landscape has become increasingly complex and dangerous. Growing businesses face unique challenges in securing their infrastructure while managing limited resources, making strategic technology stack decisions critical for long-term success. This comprehensive guide examines the essential components of a robust security technology stack

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Reference Architectures for Secure Cloud Deployments

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In today’s rapidly evolving digital landscape, organisations face unprecedented cybersecurity challenges as they migrate critical workloads to the cloud. The need for robust, scalable, and secure cloud architectures has never been more critical. Security is one of the most important aspects of any architecture. Good security provides confidentiality, integrity, and availability assurances against deliberate attacks

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Azure Security Best Practices for Australian Businesses: A Comprehensive Guide for 2025

Cloud Technologies, Cyber Governance Risk And Compliance, Identity and Acess Management, Network Security /

In today’s rapidly evolving digital landscape, Australian businesses are increasingly turning to cloud solutions to drive innovation, scalability, and operational efficiency. In Q3 FY 2024 (ended March 31, 2024), Microsoft reported in its Microsoft Q3 FY 2024 Earnings Release, a 31 percent year-over-year increase in revenue from Azure and other cloud services, contributing to a

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Secure CI/CD Pipelines: Design and Implementation

Cloud Technologies, Identity and Acess Management, Network Security /

In today’s rapidly evolving digital landscape, organisations are increasingly adopting DevOps practices to accelerate software delivery and improve product quality. At the heart of these practices lies Continuous Integration and Continuous Deployment (CI/CD) pipelines, which automate the software delivery process from code commit to production deployment. However, the automation and integration capabilities that make CI/CD

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Measuring DevSecOps Success: Metrics and KPIs

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In today’s rapidly evolving digital landscape, organizations across Australia are increasingly adopting DevSecOps practices to integrate security into their development processes. DevSecOps — the integration of development, security, and operations — aims to build security into applications from the ground up rather than treating it as an afterthought. However, the successful implementation of DevSecOps requires

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Infrastructure as Code Security Testing: Securing the Foundation of Modern IT

Cloud Technologies, Network Security /

Introduction Infrastructure as Code (IaC) has revolutionized how organizations deploy and manage their IT resources. By treating infrastructure configuration as software code, companies can automate deployment, scale efficiently, and maintain consistency across environments. However, this paradigm shift introduces unique security challenges that must be addressed proactively.  This article explores the critical domain of IaC security

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Secrets Management in DevOps Environments: Securing the Modern Software Development Lifecycle

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Introduction In today’s rapidly evolving digital landscape, the marriage of development and operations — DevOps — has revolutionized how organizations build, deploy, and maintain software. This integration has significantly accelerated deployment cycles, with Elite performers deploying on demand (multiple times per day) and having about 182× more deployments per year than low performers according to

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DevSecOps for Cloud: Integrating Security into CI/CD

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In today’s rapidly evolving digital landscape, organizations are increasingly adopting cloud technologies and DevOps practices to accelerate software delivery. However, this speed must not come at the expense of security. DevSecOps — the integration of security practices within DevOps processes — has emerged as a critical approach for organizations deploying applications in cloud environments. This

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