Applying the Appropriate Security Methods to the Migration Tools
Security is crucial for any successful migration journey to the cloud, and there are standard security practices that a solutions architect should always keep in mind when determining the right tool for an effective migration job.
The following are some of these key security practices to remember when working with migration tools and services:
- Deploying services within a VPC: To start with, always ensure that AWS resources are always created within a customer-owned and managed VPC (not a default VPC) wherever applicable. For example, services such as AWS DMS can be further made secure by launching the replication instances within. A customer-managed VPC should support the right set of network ACLs and security groups. For other services, leveraging a secure private connection using AWS PrivateLink further improves the overall security posture of your migration projects; for example, you can connect a data center...
