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Adding pre-commit Hooks to Python Repo

February 18, 2023November 6, 2022 by Scott

Writing code can be tough and writing clean code can be even more difficult some times. When you get on a roll and put together highly functional and imaginative code, it might not always look the greatest. Also, when crunched for time, it can be very difficult to go back over the code and attempt … Read more

Exporting CloudWatch Logs to S3

October 9, 2022 by Scott

I had to figure out how to get logs from CloudWatch into S3. This task is actually pretty easy because AWS provides a very nice tutorial, Exporting log data to Amazon S3, that explains how to do this either via Console or CLI. My problem is that I needed to do this daily so automating … Read more

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 ... Read more
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 ... Read more
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, I still wanted to incorporate these together in a meaningful way. ... Read more
Cribl Splunk_HEC Datasource: The Ultimate Guide for Kubernetes Log Ingestion
After writing my From Scattered to Splunk: Bringing Order to Your Kubernetes Logs post, a buddy of mine Danny Ansell (oh by the way he does work for Cribl and used to work for Splunk) suggested that I could always import my logs into Cribl as well. I’m madly in love with Splunk and do ... Read more
Getting Started with Secure CI/CD: Essential Practices for Beginners
I think it’s time to focus on a few key practices for beginners to implement secure CI/CD. I’ve been building the idea on the idea of a CI/CD pipeline in a bunch of the below posts: All of these articles are a scattering of topics based upon some of the daily randomness that I’ve faced ... Read more