Just over a year ago my career took a weird yet fun turn into the deep dark world of Cyber Security. Unlike many others in this field I had not previously been a “hacker”, nor had I been through any extensive security schooling.
Before making this transition into Cyber Security I was an accomplished network engineer with expert level certifications in both Cisco (CCIE SP/RS) and Juniper (JNCIE-SP). In my day to day job I would often be working with security professionals that managed network security devices (i.e. firewalls, ids, etc) and security compliance managers as we worked through various compliance frameworks (i.e. NIST800-53, FISMA, FedRAMP, etc).
Over the last year I have been blessed with the opportunity to work with and learn from many experts in the cyber security realm and have become intimately more aware of the security challenges that exist in our everyday lives due to our modern day prioritization of simplicity over security.
This blog was created to share glaring examples of simplicity being prioritized over security to allow you the reader to make an informed decision in your choice of service providers and devices.