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Speed is the lifeblood of any SaaS startup. But for many Australian founders and engineering teams, security for AWS feels like the handbrake - something that slows you down just when you need to accelerate. The truth is, this tension almost always comes from how security is applied, not whether it's applied at all. When security is bolted on after the fact, it creates friction. When it's embedded from day one - built into your infrastructure as code, your CI/CD pipelines, an

SaaS platform modernises Disaster Recovery strategy on AWS Background Hexicom Software is a well established provider of cloud-based print management and Web2Print solutions, supporting businesses across the print, signage and promotional products industries. The Challenge Hexicom was looking to enhance their disaster recovery solution on AWS to ensure even better RTO and RPO objectives. Their existing environment provided a solid foundation, and the objective was to furthe

Modern SaaS applications frequently deploy infrastructure and application code via CI/CD pipelines. While automation improves deployment speed, it also introduces potential risk if infrastructure changes are deployed without appropriate security controls. Common CI/CD-related risks include: Over-privileged IAM roles Secrets stored in plain text Unscanned Infrastructure as Code Misconfigured deployment policies Runtime exposure following release Securing AWS-based CI/CD pipeli