Tanishka Marrott

Tanishka Marrott

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Hi! I'm Tanishka Marrott! I write on Cloud Architecture, Security & System Design. Follow for practical insights + real-life scenarios on scaling cloud systems, improving security, and automation tips

How to Build a Golden Image Hardening Pipeline in AWS

Oct 3, 20245 min read

Optimize security while automating image creation with AWS tools. In AWS, golden image hardening is a crucial step for standardizing environments,...

How to Build a Golden Image Hardening Pipeline in AWS

How We Prevent Privilege Escalation with AWS IAM Permission Boundaries (A Practical DevOps Guide)

Oct 1, 20243 min read

In environments like ours, it’s crucial to strike a balance between DevOps flexibility and tight security controls. Imagine a scenario where DevOps...

How We Prevent Privilege Escalation with AWS IAM Permission Boundaries (A Practical DevOps Guide)

Centralized Git Secrets Management: How to Stop AWS Access Keys from Sneaking into Your Repos

Sep 28, 20245 min read

Git is your version control system. It tracks changes, stores code, and gives you that sweet rollback freedom. But let’s face it—committing secrets...

Centralized Git Secrets Management: How to Stop AWS Access Keys from Sneaking into Your Repos

Why AWS Organization-Wide Backup Policies Are Essential for Your Cloud Strategy

Sep 26, 20244 min read

When it comes to managing backups in a dynamic, cloud-based enterprise, AWS Organization-wide Backup Policies offer a scalable and cost-effective...

Why AWS Organization-Wide Backup Policies Are Essential for Your Cloud Strategy

Versioning and Rollback Mechanisms for SCPs in Mission-Critical Environments

Sep 25, 20243 min read

When managing Service Control Policies (SCPs) in production-level, mission-critical AWS environments, it's vital to ensure that policy changes don't...

Versioning and Rollback Mechanisms for SCPs in Mission-Critical Environments

The Multi-Tier Architectural Pattern. Making complex things *simple*

Sep 23, 20244 min read

I’ve been in the cloud for quite a few years now; and among the most widely adopted and trusted approaches is the multi-tier design pattern. The...

The Multi-Tier Architectural Pattern. Making complex things *simple*