Cloud Security Office Hours
Feb 23, 2024 1:34 am
Howdy Folks,
Here's your weekly reminder! Zoom session, tomorrow, 7am Pacific / 10am Eastern.
I've been buried this week, so Chris Richardson has volunteered to run the show tomorrow!
Cloud Project
As some of you know, Don McQueen has crafted a nifty project for some brave volunteers. This project is meant to have a real-world feel and I can't wait to see the results. The project is described here. It was kicked off officially last week, and there are already 2 teams assembled.
Here's an update on the project from Don:
"The Cloud Project has launched on a rocky start as the teams identify the best times to meet, roles are being assigned, and skills are being assessed to cultivate who can contribute where, and all team members can be in a great position to learn and deliver in a team environment. Team 1 is being lead by Neil Carpenter, and Team 2 is being lead by David Gargan. Both teams have made strong strides to both document and prioritize the requirements, and are brainstorming the best approaches to meet those requirements. As the project begins to gain momentum, we will see the technical and functional foundations of the project being built over the coming weeks. If you want to know more, be sure to ask about it!"
It should be a fun session! I hope you'll join us.
If it will be your first session with us, we'll have a chance to make introductions, so please don't be shy!
-Shawn
For those of you who are new to Office Hours, we invite anybody to join, but I do ask that everyone follow a few guidelines.
- Please be respectful. There will be people from all knowledge levels, and we want to encourage any and all participation.
- THERE ARE NO DUMB QUESTIONS. If you are thinking it, so is somebody else. Be the one to ask! Please feel free to ask about anything that you think is related to Cloud Security. Go ahead and speak up! It helps everybody.
- Anybody is welcome to comment or ask or respond to a question. Most especially, when questions are asked! Speak up or put something in chat, whatever you are comfortable with. If you see or hear a question and want to speak up, please do so! Use the Raise Hand function on Zoom and I promise we'll call on you.
- This is a non-compete space for all vendors (this is important). We are all here to learn and share. This is not about products. But you might hear about products as it's the nature of our industry. Opinions are welcome, but we are not here to pitch anything or disparage any vendor.
As always, we do not use any information from these sessions for marketing purposes, and that’s a promise.
OK... Zoom details:
Cloud Security Office Hours is a weekly Zoom held every Friday at 7:00 AM Pacific, 10:00 AM Eastern (2:00 PM, Coordinated Universal Time (UTC))
Note: This zoom link will change very rarely. You can put this in your calendar as a repeating occurrence and it should work going forward. I will send a special message if the Zoom link ever changes.
The Zoom link is:
https://zoom.us/j/94382692964?pwd=Y3dkclA2cHhKbThreTlYV1BmenhxZz09
Please spread the word and invite ANYBODY you think would be interested in learning or contributing to the discussions! The absolute best way to invite someone is to send them to the registration form on our mail server: https://sendfox.com/CSOH
Also, don't forget we also have our very own Mastodon instance. Think of Mastodon like Twitter without tracking or ads. Through the magic of federation, our Mastodon is linked up with all the other Mastodon instances and you can reach any of them from ours, and ours from anywhere else.
We also have a private Telegram channel for everybody now. If you want to join our group and discussions, here is the invite: https://t.me/+Ht22n3iTuOlmY2Yx
Once again, THANK YOU, and I’ll see you on the next Zoom!
Best regards,
Shawn
Do you want to support Cloud Security Office Hours?
I have been asked about this a lot. We're not going to disappear without donations, but it does make it possible to do things like Mastodon, mailing lists, web site, postage for prizes, etc. We accept donations of any amount to cover expenses at https://paypal.me/cloudsec but please don't feel obligated in any way. If you're better off spending your money on a certification, by all means do that instead. We'll be fine!
