Securing Active Directory on AWS: A Practical Guide to AD Tiering with ANSSI and AWS SRA Alignment
How to map the ANSSI AD tiering model onto AWS, why Managed AD may not be enough for Tier 0, and which AWS security services close the compliance gaps.
HTTPS on AWS Lightsail: Setting Up Let's Encrypt with Apache and Route 53
Step-by-step guide to configuring a custom subdomain with Route 53 and securing an AWS Lightsail instance with a free TLS certificate using Let's Encrypt and Certbot.
Migrating 180+ Public Certificates to AWS ACM Exportable Certificates
A practical guide to replacing a third-party CA with ACM exportable public certificates â covering pricing, automation patterns, industry validity changes, and the gotchas nobody mentions.
When Your Keys Get Locked In: Navigating AWS KMS Import Limitations
AWS KMS doesn't allow key material export by design. When an external PKI partner generates keys but doesn't retain them, you're stuck. Here are the four AWS alternatives â CloudHSM, XKS, Private CA, and fixing the process â with a decision framework to pick the right one.
OpenClaw vs NanoBot vs PicoClaw vs TinyClaw: Four Approaches to Self-Hosted AI Assistants
A deep architectural comparison of four open-source frameworks that turn messaging apps into AI assistant interfaces â from a 349-file TypeScript monolith to a 10MB Go binary that runs on a $10 board.
Inside AWS Security Agent: How Multi-Agent Systems Automate Penetration Testing
A deep dive into the multi-agent architecture behind AWS Security Agent's automated penetration testing â from specialized agent swarms to assertion-based validation.
World Monitor: How Open-Source OSINT Is Democratizing Global Intelligence
A deep dive into World Monitor â an open-source intelligence dashboard that aggregates 150+ feeds, 40+ geospatial layers, and AI-powered analysis into a real-time situational awareness platform. What OSINT is, how these platforms work under the hood, and why it matters now more than ever.
Your Security Team Wants to Privatize Your App â Here's What They Actually Need
When your security team says 'make it private', they usually mean 'make it secure.' This post compares four approaches â VPC privatization, WAF IP allowlisting, CloudFront + auth hardening, and AWS Verified Access â and explains why Zero Trust beats network perimeters for internal applications.
Replacing Legacy SFTP with AWS Transfer Family in a Multi-Account Landing Zone
How to architect a secure, multi-tenant SFTP service across AWS accounts using Transfer Family, NLB, Transit Gateway, and per-partner S3 isolation.
Cloud Sovereignty Deep Dive - AWS KMS Control Plane Analysis
XKS protects key material from extraction, but does it protect against legal compulsion to use those keys? Updated with AWS European Sovereign Cloud (GA January 2026).