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Application Security & Tools | Cloud Security

Application Security & Tools Mastery: The SAST/DAST + API Security + OWASP + STRIDE Checklist I Used Across Production Microservices and Audits
Byadmin March 11, 2025June 1, 2026

Application security is where theory meets production reality. At MotionPoint I designed and executed security testing for a large microservices-based website translation platform, integrated security into Agile SDLC, and helped pass PCI DSS and HIPAA audits. At SWBC I led secure design reviews of APIs and services, embedding DevSecOps practices and reducing risk through Nessus,…

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Cloud Security | Container & Kubernetes Security

EKS & Kubernetes Security in 2026: The Complete RBAC + IRSA + Pod Identity Production Checklist I Used in Regulated AWS Environments
Byadmin March 11, 2025June 1, 2026

One of the highest-risk areas in modern cloud environments is Kubernetes. During my time at SWBC, I integrated AWS IAM identities with Kubernetes RBAC across multiple EKS clusters for PCI DSS-compliant financial microservices. Getting this wrong can expose an entire fleet of workloads with a single compromised pod. Here is the exact hardened checklist I…

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Cloud Security | Zero Trust & Architecture

Zero Trust Architecture on AWS in 2026: The Production Blueprint I Used for PCI DSS Financial Microservices
Byadmin March 11, 2025June 1, 2026

“Never trust, always verify” sounds simple — until you have to implement it across a production AWS environment handling millions in regulated transactions. During my time at SWBC, I led the complete Zero Trust redesign of PCI DSS-compliant financial microservices. We replaced implicit network trust with explicit, continuous verification at every layer. Here is the…

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Cloud Security | Data Protection & Cryptography

Data Protection & Cryptography on AWS: The Complete KMS + CloudHSM + Encryption Key Lifecycle Checklist I Used in PCI DSS Environments
Byadmin March 11, 2025June 1, 2026

Managing encryption keys is one of the most critical — and most commonly failed — parts of a cloud security program. During my time at SWBC, I owned the full data encryption key lifecycle using AWS KMS + CloudHSM for PCI DSS-compliant financial microservices. Later at Celink, I designed and implemented automated key rotation across…

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Cloud Security | Compliance & Audits

Compliance & Audits Mastery on AWS: The PCI DSS + HIPAA + NIST + SOC 2 Checklist I Used to Pass Multiple Regulated Audits
Byadmin March 11, 2025June 1, 2026

Passing compliance audits is not about last-minute scrambling — it’s about embedding controls so they become part of normal operations. At SWBC I architected PCI DSS-compliant financial microservices and led risk assessments + vulnerability scanning that strengthened NIST and PCI DSS posture. At MotionPoint I contributed to successful PCI DSS and HIPAA audits while handling…

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Cloud Security | DevSecOps & Supply Chain

DevSecOps Supply Chain Security in 2026: The Complete Snyk + Trivy + Mend Migration + ECR Scanning + Dependabot Correlation Checklist I Implemented in Production
Byadmin March 11, 2025June 1, 2026

Supply chain attacks (SolarWinds, Log4j, XZ Utils) made one thing crystal clear: your dependencies and container images are now the primary attack surface. At SWBC I automated secure supply chain scanning across Snyk, Trivy, Tenable, and Mend (WhiteSource) for thousands of third-party libraries and AWS ECR container images. At Celink I led the full migration…

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Cloud Security | Identity & Access Management

Identity & Access Management Mastery in 2026: The Least-Privilege + Zero Trust IAM Checklist I Actually Use in Production
Byadmin March 11, 2025June 1, 2026

In every role I’ve held — from hardening PCI-compliant financial microservices at SWBC to migrating user identities from Amazon Cognito to Auth0 at Celink — the single biggest source of risk and audit findings has always been Identity & Access Management. After 15+ years of designing, breaking, and fixing IAM systems across AWS, Azure, Kubernetes,…

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AWS | Cloud Security

AWS Cloud Security Foundations: The 2026 Production Checklist I Use on Every Engagement
Byadmin March 11, 2025June 1, 2026

After architecting and hardening AWS environments for financial services, healthcare, and SaaS companies over the last 15+ years, I’ve seen the same pattern repeat: teams focus on “cool” new services while missing the fundamentals that actually survive audits and real attacks. Here is the exact AWS Cloud Security Checklist I run through on every new…

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Cloud Security | Secure SDLC & DevSecOps | Welcome / Site News

Welcome to SafeCloud Pro — Real-World Cloud Security & Secure SDLC Resources
Byadmin March 6, 2025June 1, 2026

Welcome! Hi, I’m Alex Petrovic. After 15+ years architecting and hardening cloud environments and application security programs in regulated industries (PCI DSS, HIPAA, NIST, SOC 2), I decided it was time to share the practical, battle-tested knowledge I wish I had when I started. That’s why I built SafeCloud Pro — a focused resource hub…

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