Passing the GDSA exam

Recently, I challenged the GIAC/SANS GDSA exam. And I am excited to say, I passed and have obtained the GDSA certificate!

The course and exam concepts were a mix of things known to many experience cybersecurity professionals. While, at the same time, many new trending topics that a large portion of businesses are pushing towards (Zero Trust). There are many fun labs that challenge you to break into routers in very simple ways. The purpose of these types of challenges is to start thinking about of defenses that can be built to overcome weaknesses. On top of that, it sets a standard to always implement best security practices and keep them in mind for any architectural designs.

SEC530: Defensible Security Architecture and Engineering class

I had taken the full course related to this certification. If you want to read my review of the corresponding course, then check this blog post out –> https://www.stealthbay.com/sec530-defensible-security-architecture-and-engineering/

Prepping for the exam

Review of SEC545 Cloud Security Architecture and Operations

SEC545: Cloud Security Architecture and Operations

Just recently I went to attend a local SANS Community class in my city. For those that are not aware, SANS Community classes are usually smaller classes with 5-10+ students. It’s a small venue with more of a small class size, but the material would be the same that SANS would teach on vLive, OnDemand, or at a SANS conference.

I can say that the SEC545: Cloud Security Architecture and Operations class is VERY popular. There were many students there that were not hardcore SANS enthusiasts such as myself. Many people were there on the basis that companies are all now starting to move to the cloud. And, many companies are worried about the security implications of moving, and with larger concerns on if the architecture is not setup and configured correctly.

The class was very much AWS focused, which was great for me in terms of learning AWS. However, Read The Full Post