The Death of RSS
Posted on October 3, 2024
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When I logged in to my FreshRSS installation running on a spare Mac mini server I noticed that the Autoblog RSS feed was having problems. It’s been a couple of days since I read articles on the site and a quick investigation shows the site had been sold and they discontinued the RSS feed.
I could subscribe to them through the normal Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, or other social media platform but that is not a substitute for directly reading the articles through an RSS feed.
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Homebrew Setup
Posted on November 25, 2023
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I am attending AWS re: Invent 2023 next week and I need to set up my recently purchased 15" MacBook Air with all the applications I need for development and personal use. Instead of downloading the applications individually from either the App Store or the vendor’s website, I am consolidating all of my system configurations using Homebrew.
I won’t get into the specifics of installing applications and utilities using Homebrew in this post.
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Google Domains
Posted on September 11, 2023
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Google Domains was recently sold to Squarespace so I decided to move stad.us to Porkbun, a registrar with a funny name but good service. To do that I had to remove the old Pages configuration I had at GitLab and replace it with a new configuration. This is just a test to make sure everything still works.
Other than that, still at Workiva and enjoying the challenge.
Check In
Posted on March 7, 2022
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It’s been a hot minute since my last post here so I decided to drop some text and an update. As a cloud security architect I’ve been working with my colleagues around the world on a number of recent events.
It started with the Log4Shell vulnerability. We worked through a number of sleepless nights to ensure we were not affected by the vulnerability and then patching the few instances where 3rd party products used the affected versions.
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Nefarious Container
Posted on September 21, 2021
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We recently evaluated Lacework as a Cloud Workload Protection Platform for Workiva. To test some of the CWPP capabilities of Lacework I created a nefarious-container that did some … errr … nefarious things that should be caught by a CWPP.
The container code is up on Github. It pulls information from a known crypto mining site as well as modifies the /etc/resolv file to trigger the File Integrity Monitoring (FIM) feature of Lacework.
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Docker with Homebrew
Posted on May 6, 2021
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As part of my job at Workiva I work quite a bit with containers and I need to install Docker Desktop on my Mac running Big Sur. Instead of just downloading and installing the DMG from Docker, I instead wanted to install just the command line with Homebrew.
The first step, of course, is to install Homebrew. I won’t replicate those instructions here. Once you’ve done that and checked the installation, proceed with the following instructions.
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New Year's Eve
Posted on December 31, 2020
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This has been an absolutely crazy year on a number of fronts, political, social, medical, and personal. I’ve switched jobs during a pandemic and have witnessed both the good and the bad in people.
I hope this message finds you and yours safe and secure this New Year’s Eve and that 2021 will bring better times and happier days.
I Miss Conferences
Posted on December 8, 2020
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I have been attending a number of virtual conferences over the last few months and I’ve come to the conclusion that I miss in person conferences. From Kubecon to re:Invent, I miss the interaction with other people in the field. Talking at birds of a feather sessions help to understand where the industry is moving and help solve common problems we all face.
Not to mention the fact that I miss going to Las Vegas for re:Invent.
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Toggle Mute in Google Meet
Posted on October 21, 2020
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In my last post you learned I was moving on from the Bank to Workiva. The transition has been very interesting and I am enjoying the new work and the new team.
Workiva uses Google Meet for our teleconferencing solution. I’ve found that a browser based solution, although easy to use, requires you to have the Google Meet tab active to toggle mute within the meeting. Application based conferencing solutions (like Zoom, Webex, Teams) allow you to directly use AppleScript to control the mute function in the application.
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Moving On
Posted on July 21, 2020
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I am moving on from my position as a Senior Security Analyst at Bank of America to become a Cloud Security Architect at Workiva. I’ve decided to move back in to the development side of the business but still keep my Security focus. I look forward to the new opportunity and am grateful for being able to make such a move during the pandemic.