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Jun 15, 2020

Set Retention For CloudWatch Logs Using A Lambda Function

In one of my earlier post, I demonstrated how one could set retention for CloudWatch Logs using CLI command that could be run from cron or a CI/CD server like Jenkins. A user asked if the same could be done from the console or a function. I am not sure…

AWS Lambda

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Set Retention For CloudWatch Logs Using A Lambda Function

Feb 1, 2020

Lambda Function To Remove Old EC2 Instances

Background The firm where I am working right now has a strong emphasis on security for infrastructure in the public cloud. One of the security mandate is that all EC2 instances in any auto scaling group be terminated after a certain period of time. As far as I know, a lambda…

Lambda

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Jan 22, 2020

Query AWS CloudTrail Logs Using CLI

Background AWS CloudTrail is an AWS service that helps you enable governance, compliance, and operational and risk auditing of your AWS account. Actions taken by a user, role, or an AWS service are recorded as events in CloudTrail. Visibility into your AWS account activity is a key aspect of security and…

Aws Cloudtrail

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