Typically with HTTPS communication, the authentication works only one way: the client verifies the identity of the server. For applications that require the load balancer to authenticate the identity of clients that connect to it, Load Balancers support mutual TLS (mTLS). Mutual TLS, or mTLS for short, is a method…

What are containers ? Containers are completely isolated environments. They can have their own processes or services, their own networking interfaces, their own mounts just like virtual machines. Except they all share the same operating system kernel. Why do you need containers? Scenario: You have a project that requires you…

Architecture

Google Credentials Provider for Windows(GCPW) +Google Cloud Directory Sync(GCDS) Google Credential Provider for Windows is a single-sign on (SSO) solution allowing corporate admins to manage access security, push Windows settings, and if needed, wipe device data remotely. GCPW is compatible with all Windows 10 devices, and can be configured so…

So today it was brought to my attention by a GCP user client that they lost access to a Windows Server instance hosted on the cloud. A user at the company had made an incorrect change to the Windows Firewall configuration. …

This quarter I have seen an excellent growth numbers by all top three cloud providers, AWS, MS-Azure, Google cloud. That is the clear indication of accelerated growth of cloud adoption across the spectrum of industries. While is good thing to know that its growing, its important to know how is…

For many enterprises, security has often come at the expense of usability. The more important an area of work is, the more stringent protection it’s often subject to, which has typically placed more friction on those doing the work. But it doesn’t need to be this way. Safeguards must still…

Contrary to what some IT professionals believe, backups are not ”set it and forget it”. You need to plan their execution carefully, build and set up a solution. You should then expect to have to fix issues from time to time, until your setup is flawless. And even once your…

As the pandemic went ahead and affected every aspect of the world as we knew it, organizations rapidly migrated their businesses to the cloud while others are in the process of doing the same. However, despite this expedited migration, several myths about cloud services still persist. Perhaps, now is the…