Episodes

  • #095 AWS costs are like fingernails ...

    #095 AWS costs are like fingernails ...
    Aug 25 2025
    Michael shares a trick to reduce AWS Config costs for volatile workloads. Andreas talks about EC2 instance families and their availability in the different AWS regions. On top of that, the Wittig brothers share insights into their work and business.
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    37 mins
  • #094 It's the small improvements that make us smile

    #094 It's the small improvements that make us smile
    Jul 24 2025
    This episode covers a month of record growth and strategic shifts, celebrating new customer wins and diving into our marketing strategies. We share project updates, including bucketAV's multi-engine scan, and highlight key AWS topics: simplified AMI deletion and generating SDKs for API Gateway. Tune in for insights, wins, and fails!
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    33 mins
  • #093 Getting ISO 27001 certified as a 2-person company

    #093 Getting ISO 27001 certified as a 2-person company
    Apr 10 2025
    Getting ISO 27001 certified is not just boring paperwork. We discuss what we've learned and how we improved information security for our customers. Also, Michael shares how to run Amazon Linux 2023 on small machines like t3.nano.
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    35 mins
  • #092 The Cloud Control API came a long way

    #092 The Cloud Control API came a long way
    Oct 11 2024
    Learn how to work around missing resources in Terraform by using the Cloud Control API and the awscc Terraform provider. Also, Michael shares what he learned from migrating a workload from Amazon Linux 2 to Amazon Linux 2023. Last but not least, Andreas reviews the fwd:cloudsec Europe conference. ☁️ Cloud Control API + Terraform awscc ☁️ Migrating to Amazon Linux 2023 ☁️ fwd:cloudsec Europe in Review
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    36 mins
  • #091 Cloudflare R2 Same Same But Different

    #091 Cloudflare R2 Same Same But Different
    Jul 25 2024
    Look behind the curtains of releasing two new products: bucketAV for Cloudflare R2 and attachmentAV Virus and Malware Scan API. Andreas and Michael discuss what they learned about Cloudflare, S3, and API Gateway. Besides that, the brothers rant about new security controls added to Security Hub recently.
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    34 mins
  • #090 AWS Testing Awesomeness

    #090 AWS Testing Awesomeness
    Jun 13 2024
    Andreas and Michael Wittig were pretty jazzed about writing unit tests using mocks for the AWS SDK v3 in JavaScript. They broke down Amazon's new GuardDuty malware protection for S3 and how it compares to their own product bucketAV. The duo also covered testing Terraform modules and using aws-nuke to clean up leftover resources from failed tests. They gave their two cents on some recent AWS service announcements too - CloudWatch, Fargate, CloudFormation and more!
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    29 mins
  • #089 Copying 5 TB in 15 minutes

    #089 Copying 5 TB in 15 minutes
    Apr 18 2024
    Andreas and Michael are sharing their learning while building on AWS. This episode is about cost-efficient networking on AWS. Besides that, Andreas and Michael discuss how to speed up infrastructure tests by parallelization and multiple AWS accounts. Last but not least, Andreas asks Michael about his thoughts on the latest AWS announcements.
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    38 mins
  • #088 AWS networking without burning money?

    #088 AWS networking without burning money?
    Mar 15 2024
    Andreas and Michael are sharing their learning while building on AWS. This episode is about cost-efficient networking on AWS. Besides that, Andreas and Michael discuss how to speed up infrastructure tests by parallelization and multiple AWS accounts. Last but not least, Andreas asks Michael about his thoughts on the latest AWS announcements.
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    32 mins