a post for network security students At its core, intelligence gathering supports the broader objective of evaluating security risks. A robust cybersecurity program rests on a thorough understanding of the technology environment and the external threats it faces. Recall that risk exists only when both a threat and a corresponding vulnerability are present. Intelligence gathering Read More
Author: Gary Ackerman
AWS: Autoscaling and Monitoring
AWS: Autoscaling and Monitoring For anyone preparing for the AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner exam, understanding the core benefits of cloud computing—namely elasticity, high availability, and cost optimization—is critical. Nothing embodies these principles more directly than AWS Auto Scaling and Amazon CloudWatch. Imagine running a popular e-commerce website. On a normal Tuesday, traffic is steady. On Read More
AWS: Well-Architecured Framwork
139: AWS Well-Architectured Framework Far from being a purely technical document, AWS Well-Architected Framework is a set of best practices and guiding principles, born from years of AWS’s experience with its millions of customers. For the Cloud Practitioner exam, you need to understand what it is, why it matters, and how the six core pillars Read More
AWS Cloud Practitioner: Databases
137: AWS Databases For the Cloud Practitioner exam, you are not expected to be a database administrator or a SQL wizard. Your goal is to understand the value proposition of AWS database services—the why and the when to choose one over another. You need to know the basic categories, the key features, and how AWS Read More
AWS Cloud Practitioner: Storage
136: AWS Storage Of course! Here is a comprehensive 2000-word blog post on the AWS Cloud Practitioner exam’s storage module. Your Data’s Home in the Cloud: Mastering the AWS Storage Module Hello again, aspiring cloud guru! As you continue your journey toward the AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner (CLF-C02) certification, you’ll quickly realize that after compute, Read More
AWS Cloud Practitioners: Compute Module
138: AWS Compute Compute services are the engine of the AWS cloud. They are the virtualized servers, containers, and code execution environments that run your applications. A strong grasp of Amazon EC2, AWS Lambda, Elastic Load Balancing (ELB), and Amazon EC2 Auto Scaling is non-negotiable for passing this exam. This comprehensive guide will break down Read More
The Fraud and Fallacy of g: Why We Must Reject the Single Number for Human Worth
A post I have had in my “drafts” pile for some time… based on my readings of Stephen Jay Gould’s The Mismeasure of Man For centuries, there has been a recurring, politically expedient project in Western thought: the attempt to measure the immeasurable complexities of human ability, distill them into a single, quantifiable number, and Read More
AWS Networking and Content Delivery
133: Planning and Goals In today’s interconnected world, understanding how data travels across networks and reaches users efficiently is paramount for any aspiring cloud professional. The AWS Cloud Practitioner certification provides a foundational understanding of the AWS cloud, and a crucial component of that is the “Networking and Content Delivery” module. This module isn’t just Read More
AWS Security
another post for my students preparing for the cloud practitioner exam 132: AWS Security The goal of the Cloud Practitioner’s security module isn’t to make you a cybersecurity guru overnight. It’s to provide you with a solid understanding of the fundamental security principles, the key services AWS offers, and, most importantly, the collaborative nature of Read More
Review of Code Dependent: Living in the Shadow of AI
The world is full of AI. Our searches, our social media inboxes, the apps on our phones, and our bookshelves. This becomes overwhelming if we are to try to separate the good stuff from the bad stuff, but here is a recommendation to put on top of your “to read” pile. Madhumita Murga, an editor Read More