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Miguel A. Calles is the author of the Serverless Security book, and a Cybersecurity engineer who works on serverless and cloud computing projects.
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Overview of the OWASP Serverless Top 10 [videos]
This YouTube video series provides quick overviews of the top 10 cybersecurity risks for serverless applications. Each video covers the risk and some recommendations on how to address it. Why is the OWASP Serverless Top 10 important? In this video, I...
How sharing an accomplishment lead to the realization of a life goal
A little over one year ago, I published my first book thanks to Apress and author Nihad Hassan. I am in a cybersecurity writing group with Nihad, where he shared he had published his 4th book; this was back in 2019. I was impressed by his accomplishm...
If you build it, you should break it.
You may have heard, “If you build it, they will come.” Have you heard, “If you build it, I will break it?” This is a skill I developed over my career to build better systems. It is a skill that took me a while to learn I had. Shortly before I graduat...
Can Infosec Professionals Be Vulnerable To Phishing?
Multitasking can be a dangerous thing. Our minds are trying to get a lot done, and we might be less focused than we should. Malicious actors are hoping we are careless so that we make mistakes. Given that, I believe a security engineer is just as lik...
Hacked via your calendar?
Someone asked me, "I think I have a virus on my iPhone. Could you take a look?" I was surprised. I did not think viruses were technically possible on iOS devices. I agreed to help. I asked, "What did you notice that makes you think you have a virus?"...
Create a website on AWS with Serverless Framework plugins
The Serverless Framework allows us to create serverless websites. These websites use the S3, CloudFront, Route 53, and Certificate Manager AWS services. We can set up all four on AWS using Serverless plugins. What is a serverless website? A serverles...
Build a new Internet with a Helium miner and make passive income for you or others
The Internet was born in the last century, and most of the world was unable to contribute to building it. There is a new revolution where anyone willing to make a stimulus-sized investment can participate. Introducing Helium and the People’s Network ...