Tag Archives: security

Centralized Configuration Management using Hashicorp Vault and Consul.

By | June 4, 2020
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IntroductionThis document discusses configuration management and more specifically a centralized infrastructure which stores sensitive information like usernames, passwords, tokens, TLS certificates, urls endpoints, AWS credentials etc. Configuration management becomes difficult as the application grows and has scaling requirements. This document explores the standards and best practices followed in the industry for implementing stable and secure… Read More »

How to download “Blocked Attachment”​ by antivirus from Gmail?

By | February 22, 2020
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I always work on a simple principle – “Keep the things simple”. This simple concept always helped me personally and professionally. Recently I have gone through an incident which again proved that the said concept always works. In 2014, I have worked very hard to create a web application. It took me hell lot of time,… Read More »

How to Install Nessus Vulnerability Assessment Tool in Linux.

By | January 28, 2020
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Nessus is the market leading Vulnerability assessment tool which is available in multiple packaging options which includes Professional, Managed and Cloud. Nessus is basically a remote scanning tool which runs scanning on your remote sever within your network and Identifies in case of any vulnerabilities found which a malicious hacker could use in order to… Read More »

Security Check Lists on AWS and Linux Servers.

By | April 13, 2019
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We already have a blog on AWS Security Best Practices which is much in details and theoretical. You can refer that blog from here. I’m writing this blogs to to easily identify the contents in a form of checklists. This article will also cover server level security checklists as well. Security checklists has been categorized… Read More »