Published inCodeX·PinnedCloudFormation to Source Control Software Installs Triggered By ASG Scale Out EventsI have been exploring methods to automate software installs during AWS Auto Scaling Group events and store the configurations in source control. Infrastructure as code is important, as people leave positions the legacy methods for deploying code must be understood. There are several options for this, in this case I…Cloudformation4 min readCloudformation4 min read
Published inCoinmonks·Aug 12, 2018How to Create Easy To Remember Strong PasswordsA lot of my career in IT work has focused on protecting data. Performing data backups, data integrity tests, testing data encryption and creating data security policies. The university I worked for had multiple logins and passwords and strict guidelines for how complex passwords had to be and how often…Security6 min readSecurity6 min read
