Making Sense of SOC 2 on Amazon EKS

Navigating the world of compliance can feel like trying to read a map in a language you don’t speak. When you throw Kubernetes into the mix, it gets even trickier. That’s why we’ve put together this straightforward, human-friendly checklist to help you get your Amazon EKS clusters ready for a SOC 2 Type II audit.

Think of this not as a rigid set of rules, but as a friendly guide. We’ll walk you through what you need to do, why it matters, and how to do it, without all the dense, technical jargon. Whether you’re just starting your SOC 2 journey or you’re a seasoned pro looking to stay current, this guide is for you.

Making Sense of SOC 2 on Amazon EKS

Moving on, let’s look at the other controls for EKS SOC Type 2.

CC3: Risk Assessment

EKS-Specific Risk Assessment

Identify, evaluate, and document security, operational, and compliance risks specific to Amazon EKS clusters and workloads to ensure that appropriate controls are implemented, monitored, and improved in alignment with SOC 2 Trust Services Criteria.

This article draws inspiration from the Wazuh blog post on enhancing container image security with Wazuh and Trivy.

Containerization has revolutionized software development and deployment, offering scalability and efficiency.

However, this agility can introduce security risks if container images aren’t properly secured.

Vulnerabilities within these images can expose your entire system to threats. This is where the combined power of Wazuh and Trivy comes in.

These open-source tools provide a comprehensive solution for boosting your container image security, ensuring your applications are protected from the ground up.

Applying RAG for Working with Wazuh Documentation: A Step-by-Step Guide (Part 2)

Preparing for Code Development

For local code development for RAG, you will need to install the following tools:

Applying RAG for Wazuh Documentation: A Step-by-Step Guide (Part 1)

Introduction to RAG

Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) is a method that allows the use of information from various sources to generate more accurate and useful responses to questions.

Continuing the Series: Integrating a Wazuh Cluster with Ollama — Part 4. Configuration and Implementation

In the previous section, we explored the core principles of building integrations. Now, it’s time to bring all the pieces together and finalize the integration of Wazuh with Ollama.

Wazuh and Ollama: Part 3. Creating Integration Between Your Wazuh Cluster and Ollama

Wazuh offers vast and nearly limitless possibilities for integration with various systems. Even if a specific feature is missing, you can always create your own custom integration. Интеграции с внешними системами могут быть двух видов:

Wazuh and Ollama: Part 2. Deploying the Wazuh Cluster

Now it’s time to set up Wazuh, which we will integrate with Ollama.

Introduction

Welcome to the first part of our guide on enhancing Wazuh with Ollama!

To create a custom integration between Wazuh and MARK, follow these steps:

Step 1: Clone the Repository

Start by cloning the repository that contains the integration script:

git clone https://github.com/pyToshka/wazuh-mark-integration.git  

Step 2: Deploy the Integration Script

Copy the integration script (custom-integration-mark.py) to the Wazuh integrations directory:

cp custom-integration-mark.py /var/ossec/integrations  

Step 3: Configure Script Permissions

Set the required permissions and ownership to ensure the integration script can be executed securely: