Overview
Learn how to enhance security in AWS CDK deployments through this 21-minute conference talk from fwd:cloudsec. Explore effective strategies for hardening the CDK bootstrapping process and mitigating privilege escalation risks inherent in default CDK roles. Discover multiple approaches to implementing least privilege access principles for AWS resource deployments, particularly valuable for organizations using Infrastructure as Code during cloud migration. Gain practical insights into securing the widely-adopted AWS CDK platform, which enables development teams to deploy infrastructure using familiar programming languages.
Syllabus
Stop the Bulldozers Hardening the AWS CDK deployment process - Dawn Cooper
Taught by
fwd:cloudsec