jgammon · Network Engineer

Budgetary constraints are only half the issue, The challenge lies where the responsibility demands attention, many just ignore the reality and go forth as if there is nothing wrong or threatening. It is a ubiquitous challeng for staff as well as the C-level folks for balance.

The integrity of our existing platform only recently has made hybrid offerings available to us. We are looking at modernizing our host services to provide more clear and concise metrics and sustainability.

Of all the alerts I receive, the quarter to half which we receive are from devices which are purchased and just attached to the network. This percentage is shrinking because of the actionable observability which we have enabled.

Digital transformation is critical to business continuity. Our organization is "in the denial" phase from an C-Level understanding of what the digital transformation really means for them in terms of security and operational gains. However, with these impediments, our IT org is engaged in a migratory study and TCO analysis…

Since the KEA has open API standards and access for anyone running such an environment, this will definitely be a bonus + enhancement!

"Take the Survey" and follow the prompts. I think it is the second prompt which allows one to upload their filenamed screenshot.

The traffic flow is important to monitor the ingress and egress traffic flow to know how to troubleshoot an issue with communications and connectivity between prem and cloud platforms.

Hired as a Network Engineer which entails Lead in SecOps, DevOps lead, DBA Ops, SysAdmin and NetAdmin, and Software Engineer.

@"the_ben_keen", the URL in the 14 SEP inquiry is malformed. I can see the (x)html string to the URL, but the entry for the hyperlink is incomplete.

It has been my experience with the majority of individuals with whom I come in contact, no matter how advanced the tools there is an obvious barrier to moving forward in automation or greater integration. "New tools reduce the importance of and dependency upon MY skills. Therefore, I will not authorize incorporating these…

This is still an informative session with Sascha's insights. Many times if the "IT" dept is a single individual, some of these luxuries do not work. However, the long term goal is to continue to avoid the burnout. Visit the video at around 7:30 mark and watch the discussion for a few minutes. The answers are there for 14…

Done. Thanks for the opportunity to sound off.

Also, congrats to week 2 prize winner, @"carriv". Well deserved. Enjoy the knowledge and the prize!

Congratulations @"dwarfmage"!

Good morning. I want to congratulate the winner of the fourth week prize, @"SOHanlon2". I hope that the knowledge and resources gained are valuable in your daily journey. May you always be up and running, equipped with the tools to quickly and effectively troubleshoot and resolve all challenges within your environment.

@"KMSigma.SWI", you know I enjoy the check marks and know that the correct answers are recorded in the backend database for double checking and verifying that the points will be assigned for this and every contest. Therefore, I am unconcerned at this time that the points are or are not awarded. I most DEFINITELY enjoy the…

Hey, @"the_ben_keen"! Can you help me better understand the status of the polling questions and related comments in support of completing the weekly tasks for the monthly challenge? I am enjoying getting to introduced to the more advanced and in-depth knowledge of the tools which are presented.

@"kpina" and the contributing SW-HG's, this has been to date a perfect month for launching and re-immersing my team in Security OPs for identifying and proactively looking for challenges and CIs which need fine tuning. Thanks for the refresher and the incentive to binge listen to the THWACK Tech Pods!,

What a refreshing ReROLL of the topics of the year. Thank you, @"kpina", and THWACK inquisitors! Merry xmas and happy new year! I cannot wait for next year to reveal the magic in THWACK land!

I want to extend a hearty congratulations to @"pattpall" on winning the second week prize for this monthly challenge. I have really enjoyed by Moleskin products and in the wizarding world, they are necessary to derive that unique formula of security, then make the mischief clouded and stored. Congratulations on a…

Congrats to @"mmcdowell" for being selected as the 1st week prize winner.

Congrats to this month's prize winners.

@"horackcody2", congrats on winning the TRUFF sauce. Looks like a great prize. Great job.

@"the_ben_keen", question for Day 16--May23rd, requires a multiple choice ability, "select all the ways." However, the options are a single radial selection. May this be corrected?

One may learn a language with 'Speak and Spell."

The solution we utilize in our environment is a hybrid solution for access control, defense in depth (layered defenses), external monitoring and internal monitoring, with refined assessments on a daily basis.

Congrats, @"ericyahoo"!

As a small rural utility and subsidiary SP, we depend upon our SW integration to monitor our company infrastructure and communication to our upstream SP. Our upstream SP and partner uses their SW integration and provides tools and modern dashboards to monitor our traffic and external plant structure. In a cooperative…

What a MENU!! May I order everything on the menu and get the 15 course meal? The cost of doing nothing is too high. Greatly reducing risk is worth the sweat investment/equity in our business operations.

What a great start to a 'chilling' month of intrigue! Cybersecurity is scary enough at best, but to have it as a principle topic with all the 'hocus pocus' and preparation for 'all hallows eve' is gutsy.