A Guide to Terraform Security A simple, practical guide to security considerations for Terraform D David Galiata April 14, 2026 1 min read cybersecurity terraform iac devops
My Approach to AI in 2026 How I'm approaching AI in 2026 and beyond. D David Galiata March 27, 2026 1 min read cybersecurity ai security
Building a Security Engineering Platform from Scratch Starting to build a unified security platform that integrates security throughout the software development lifecycle. D David Galiata January 21, 2026 1 min read security devsecops platform-engineering devops
Collaboration, Communication, and Culture in Cybersecurity How building trust, communication, and shared ownership transforms security from a technical task into an organizational culture. D David Galiata October 30, 2025 1 min read cybersecurity saas ai security security culture
Getting Started with Prompt Engineering An introduction to prompt engineering and its applications in AI. D David Galiata July 23, 2025 1 min read ai prompt-engineering
Understanding The Basics of LLMs Taking a closer look at the building blocks of Large Language Models D David Galiata July 14, 2025 1 min read ai llms
Pre-commit Hooks vs. Pipeline Security Scans Understanding the differences between pre-commit hooks and pipeline security scans in DevOps. D David Galiata July 1, 2025 1 min read cybersecurity devops
CVE CVSS and KEV Explained CVE CVSS and KEV Building Your Vulnerability Management Foundation D David Galiata June 23, 2025 1 min read cybersecurity cve cvss kev
My Journey to Terraform Associate How I passed the HashiCorp Terraform Associate exam. D David Galiata June 18, 2025 1 min read cybersecurity terraform iac certification
Mario YAML Cheatsheet The YAML cheatsheet I wish I had when I first started learning YAML D David Galiata June 7, 2025 1 min read yaml devops cheatsheet
Beyond Integrating AI- A Scoping Framework for Security Engineers From Consumer Apps to Custom Models: A Security Framework for AI Integration D David Galiata May 1, 2025 1 min read cybersecurity ai security
The Sprint Demo Challenge How engineers can showcase invisible value and make their security work visible during sprint demos. D David Galiata March 20, 2025 1 min read consulting agile
Building an AI Security Program Starting with the fundamentals of building an AI Security Program. D David Galiata February 19, 2025 1 min read cybersecurity ai security-program
Creating GitHub Repositories from CLI Quickly create a GitHub repository from the command line D David Galiata January 15, 2025 1 min read git github cli developer-tools
The Consulting Mindset Looking at the mindset of a consultant, beyond technical skills. D David Galiata December 18, 2024 1 min read consulting career mindset business
Mario Python Cheatsheet The Python cheatsheet I wish I had when I first started learning Python, featuring Mario Bros examples. D David Galiata November 21, 2024 1 min read python
Installing Expressive Code on Astro How to install Expressive Code on an Astro blog. D David Galiata November 15, 2024 1 min read astro code-blocks syntax-highlighting
Software Development Life Cycle (SSDLC) in Cloud Security Integrating security into every phase of cloud software development with SSDLC best practices. D David Galiata September 26, 2024 1 min read cybersecurity
AWS IAM Policies and Roles A look of the key differences of AWS IAM Policies and Roles. D David Galiata August 16, 2024 1 min read aws cloud iam security
Understanding the OWASP Top 10 Understanding the OWASP key web application security risks and how to mitigate them. D David Galiata July 27, 2024 1 min read cybersecurity cloud
How to Install Chocolatey on Windows How to get Chocolatey up and running on Windows D David Galiata May 21, 2024 1 min read microsoft windows package-manager chocolatey
Integrating a New System into an Existing Security Boundary Ensure a secure and compliant integration when introducing a new system into an existing security boundary. D David Galiata May 6, 2024 1 min read cybersecurity
The Anatomy of SSPM Checks Exploring the crucial components within SSPM security checks and how they secure SaaS environments. D David Galiata April 8, 2024 1 min read cybersecurity saas
The Value of a Business Impact Analysis The risk of playing security guesswork. D David Galiata March 18, 2024 1 min read cybersecurity business risk-management bia
AWS Geolocation Policy vs. Geoproximity Policy A quick look at two Route 53 routing policies. D David Galiata February 27, 2024 1 min read aws cloud route53 networking
SaaS Termination What to look for when you are ending a SaaS contract to maintain security and compliance. D David Galiata February 22, 2024 1 min read cybersecurity saas
A Cybersecurity Program Framework A reusable starting point for building a cybersecurity program using Assess, Manage, and Validate pillars. D David Galiata February 14, 2024 1 min read cybersecurity
Responding to Events in the Cloud A framework for responding to alerts in the cloud and maintaining operational excellence. D David Galiata February 8, 2024 1 min read cybersecurity saas
I Created a Magic 8 Ball in Python Magic 8 ball app in Python using random selection and user input. D David Galiata January 31, 2024 1 min read python
How I Passed the GitHub Foundations Exam Explore the strategies I used to successfully pass the GitHub Foundations Exam and validate my GitHub skills. D David Galiata January 28, 2024 1 min read git github certification
Tips to Become a Senior Engineer in IT Consulting Practical tips to become a senior engineer and advance your career in IT consulting. D David Galiata January 15, 2024 1 min read consulting
Access Control Gaps Lead To Data Breaches Overly permissive users lead to Salesforce data breach and the importance of SSPM solutions. D David Galiata December 18, 2023 1 min read cybersecurity saas
Install Apache on AWS Linux EC2 Guide to install Apache on AWS using user data scripts. D David Galiata November 14, 2023 1 min read aws cloud apache ec2
SaaS Vendor Security Checklist A checklist to assess SaaS vendor security during the due diligence process. D David Galiata November 3, 2023 1 min read cybersecurity saas
Six Advantages of Cloud Computing + Real World Examples Looking at the AWS six advantages of cloud computing and providing real-world examples. D David Galiata October 23, 2023 1 min read aws cloud cloud-practitioner
A New Approach to SaaS Security Taking a look at a new approach to securing SaaS applications with complete visibility and control. D David Galiata October 19, 2023 1 min read cybersecurity saas
Reflection on Goals and Accomplishments Reflecting on goals and accomplishments as I look ahead to the rest of 2023 and plan for future success. D David Galiata September 7, 2023 1 min read productivity
AWS Cloud Resume Challenge Part 1 Part 1 of the AWS Cloud Resume Challenge. Building a Static S3 Website and Implementing CloudFront. D David Galiata September 1, 2023 1 min read aws cloud s3 cloudfront static-website
Change Azure Log Analytics Retention How to change the Azure Log Analytics retention period. D David Galiata July 27, 2023 1 min read microsoft azure cloud logging
Configure Azure SQL Backup Retention Configure Azure SQL Backup retention and restore a point in time database. D David Galiata July 19, 2023 1 min read microsoft azure cloud sql backup
Uninstall the ManageEngine Agent on macOS How to uninstall the ManageEngine agent on macOS when the standard method does not work. D David Galiata February 27, 2023 1 min read macos
Boosting Azure Security with Baselines Azure Security with baselines. D David Galiata February 22, 2023 1 min read microsoft azure cloud security
How I Passed The ISACA CISM Certification How to pass CISM on first attempt. D David Galiata November 8, 2022 1 min read certification cybersecurity cism isaca
Reset Fortigate Firewall Without Console Cable How to reset fortigate firewall with no console cable. D David Galiata July 28, 2022 1 min read fortinet networking firewall troubleshooting
Packet Capture on Cisco ASA Perform packet captures on a Cisco ASA firewall. D David Galiata March 4, 2021 1 min read cisco networking troubleshooting asa
iTerm2 w/ Oh My Zsh Quick Config Set up your terminal with this Oh My Zsh quick config guide for iTerm2 on macOS. D David Galiata February 23, 2021 1 min read macos
Change Time Zone of Azure Virtual Machines How to change Time Zone of Azure Virtual Machines. D David Galiata February 21, 2021 1 min read microsoft azure cloud powershell
How to create multiple TXT records in AWS Route 53 Quickly create multiple TXT records in AWS Route 53. D David Galiata February 12, 2021 1 min read aws cloud route53 dns
Freeradius service will not start Troubleshoot when the Freeradius service will not start on your server. D David Galiata February 2, 2021 1 min read linux freeradius troubleshooting authentication
Specify source interface for ping- Fortinet How to specify the source interface for ping- Fortinet. D David Galiata August 25, 2020 1 min read fortinet networking troubleshooting logging
How to rate limit a host with Cisco ASA Learn how to rate limit a host with Cisco ASA D David Galiata March 29, 2020 1 min read cisco networking asa qos
Useful Fortinet High Availability (HA) Commands Running and reviewing Fortinet High Availability Commands. D David Galiata March 19, 2020 1 min read fortinet networking high-availability firewall
Resolve SSL VPN Disconnects- Fortinet How to resolve SSL VPN disconnects with Fortinet firewalls. D David Galiata March 3, 2020 1 min read fortinet networking vpn ssl
Remove a Cisco Switch From a Stack How to remove a switch from a Cisco switch stack. D David Galiata September 24, 2019 1 min read cisco networking switching stack
Configure DHCP Scopes for separate VLANs- Cisco How to configure DHCP Scopes for separate VLANs- Cisco. D David Galiata June 16, 2019 1 min read cisco networking vlan dhcp
SNMP Configuration on Cisco switch and router How to quickly configure SNMP on Cisco switch and router. D David Galiata March 10, 2019 1 min read cisco networking snmp monitoring
Configure NIC From CMD Line Quickly go from a DHCP address to Static via command line. D David Galiata March 7, 2019 1 min read microsoft networking windows netsh
