When securing a MongoDB deployment, protecting sensitive data is essential. MongoDB supports encryption throughout the lifecycle of the data, with three primary types of data encryption : Among these, encryption in transit is fundamental : it protects data as it moves between your application and the database. In MongoDB, this is achieved through TLS (Transport Layer Security), which ensures that…
Prometheus is a popular open-source monitoring system that helps track and alert for various applications. However, regarding security, there are some essential things to consider. Prometheus server, for instance, does not provide authentication or TLS encryption out of the box, meaning anyone accessing the server’s HTTP endpoints can access all of our time-series data. So, what solutions are available?One solution…
In the blog post, I will share a case of troubleshooting a connectivity issue with SQL Server. The problem occurred in a migration context. The SQL Server databases (in version 2008 to 2014) from multiple applications were consolidated on a new server with SQL Server 2019. Application servers were also migrated to new VMs. The new servers are hosted on…
