After creating the AWS account, you might want to get started immediately and leverage AWS for the desired purpose for your business. However, instead of just immediately getting started with AWS, it’s always good to have an idea of various AWS best practices that will help you achieve your desired outcome in a seamless and secure way. In this blog post, we will be discussing some of the key best practices that you should keep in mind while using AWS for your business.
Password Management
This is the simplest yet most important best practice that you need to keep in mind while getting started with AWS. While setting up your AWS account, you need to ensure that you are setting a strong password with a combination of letters, numbers, and special characters. This small aspect of managing your AWS account will take you a long way in terms of ensuring the security of data.
Access Control
There can be instances where the person managing and responding to AWS notifications and workloads might not be available. In such scenarios, creating a group email alias will come handy. This will ensure that some other trusted members within your organization can handle your AWS account activities in the absence of the concerned person.
Multi-factor Authentication
Since security is the topmost priority for any company, therefore it is always good to have an additional layer of security for AWS in the form of multi-factor authentication. When you are using multi-factor authentication, after entering the username and password at the time of login, the system asks for an additional piece of information to which only you have access. It can be through any dedicated hardware device or any app on your mobile device.
Encryption
Be it for security compliance or other security reasons, encryption is always considered as one of the best practices for your AWS. Even if it is not required for compliance, you should ideally encrypt all your data to improve your security positioning. Before your data goes to the cloud, you can also use client-side encryption to protect your data.
Regular Backups
Due to various reasons, you might need to restore the data stored on AWS. Therefore, it is suggested to plan a backup of your data regularly to avoid any data loss in case of any data breach or any other reasons. You can also automate the process of backup using AWS Backup.
Consult and Act
While getting started with AWS, it is always good to consult industry experts to help you with the best practices to execute your AWS activities seamlessly. This also helps in ensuring the utmost security of data in your AWS account. We at CRM Masters, have a wide range of experience in streamlining the processes of many companies and thereby ensuring smooth operations in terms of AWS. So, if you are getting started with AWS or you are already using AWS and want to streamline or improve the working, feel free to get in touch with us. Our pool of experts will help you in every possible way.
