Cloud Security Office Hours
May 31, 2024 4:47 am
Howdy Folks,
I hope to see you on our Zoom tomorrow. We're going to have one of our famous open sessions, so come with questions!
I have to apologize to a few folks for not being as engaged as I have wanted to be in the last couple of months. This last 6 months was particularly challenging because we have been caring for the mother of my wife as she went through the last stages of dementia. I have tried to keep things as normal as possible here, but I know I have failed a few tasks. She passed this week, and things will start to get back to some kind of normal around here...
Special thanks to my co-leaders. I simply could not pull this off without you guys, and I appreciate you more than you could know.
Our dear mother (in law) passed peacefully on Tuesday at 9:47am, surrounded by all of her children (8!).
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!
