My Battles With Technology

This is the test site I decided that I was spending too much time writing instructions in random Google docs, text files, and GitHub repos. I wanted to have a single location that I could use as a way to publicly document all the things that I tinker with:

Kubernetes
Docker (who doesnt?)
Splunk
Raspberry Pi
Random tech integrations (this list could go on forever)

With all of that, I felt that it was time to put it all into a blog. As I travel through life building these random things, I intend to document them here and link to any files, repos, or websites that I have created myself or used along the way.

Enjoy!

Site Migration: Transitioning to Hugo

I’m excited to announce that I’m in the process of migrating my blog to Hugo, a fast and flexible static site generator. This move is part of my ongoing efforts to improve performance and maintainability. Let me outline the key changes and what you can expect during this transition. Current Status I’ve set up a development site where you can preview the new format: https://dev-blog.shellnetsecurity.com/ Please note that this site is a work in progress and may contain unfinished elements or placeholder content....

The Democratization of AI: How AI is Becoming Accessible to All

Hey there, tech enthusiasts! It’s been a little while since I’ve posted. I figured it’s time we talked about something that’s been buzzing in the AI world lately – the democratization of AI. Now, I know what you’re thinking: “Another buzzword?” But stick with me here, because this is actually pretty cool stuff that’s changing the game for us regular folks in tech. What the Heck is AI Democratization Anyway? AI democratization is all about making AI tools and technologies accessible to everyone, not just the big tech companies with deep pockets....

Demystifying AWS Security: A Beginner’s Guide to Key Concepts and Services

Managing firewalls, VLANs, and access control lists might be second nature in a traditional IT setting. But when it comes to AWS, the terminology and tools can seem foreign. This beginner’s guide aims to bridge that gap, translating AWS security concepts into the world of on-premise security you already know. Why AWS Security Matters AWS is a leading cloud provider, and its popularity, unfortunately, makes it an attractive target for cyberattacks....

Hardening Your CI/CD: Terraform, Docker, and Kubernetes Security

As I continue this series on CI/CD pipeline security, it is time to now work on securely building and deploying our application. This post picks up where my Build Secure Python Pipelines: Adding Tests and Hooks in Action post left off. In this post, we’ll continue our pipeline development by adding a container build and deployment to Kubernetes. In addition to this, we’ll add some security components to the build and deployment process....

Build Secure Python Pipelines: Adding Tests and Hooks in Action

As we continue this series started in my Getting Started with Secure CI/CD: Essential Practices for Beginners post, I’ll be securing my Python code with automated testing and hooks. While some of this information builds on some previous posts I’ve created in the past, Adding pre-commit Hooks to Python Repo Writing Tests For Your Python Project I still wanted to incorporate these together in a meaningful way. My goal is to help anyone that is trying to figure out how to piece together their own pipeline....