Essays

Passwords Suck

Passwords are the worst. Trying to pick a "secure" one makes the whole thing worse. Every site and service has it's own variation on the "rules" for making a strong password and it's hard to remember what you've set your password to.

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AWS re:Invent Hot Takes

AWS launches a mountain of new features leading up to and during AWS re:Invent. Here's the list of announcements for 2020 and my perspective on a lot of them that I think will help you build better.

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The Ultimate Guide to AWS re:Invent 2020

AWS re:Invent is the best conference in cloud. This post lays out what you need to know to get the most out of the 2020 edition of this amazing event.

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How AI Could Help Ease Your Zoom Fatigue

Is your day chalk full of video calls? Wondering why you're exhausted at the end of the day? The two might be related 😉. In this column, Robyn and I discuss some of the reasons for 'zoom fatigue' and what technology might help address it.

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Legacy Authentication Risks

The Canada Revenue Agency suffered a large breach exposing over 5,000 citizens to COVID-19 benefit fraud. This issue exposes some of the challenges of providing authentication services to millions of citizens. Why did this happen? And what can we do to protect ourselves?

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The goal of cybersecurity

To make sure that systems work as intended and only as intended. That's the goal of cybersecurity.

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The Help Desk Is a Key to Incident Response

Outages are hard to handle. There's pressure to get things back up and running, to avoid damage to your reputation, and to avoid getting yelled at by the boss. The Help Desk is often the best positioned team to help...and the most overlooked.

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2020 AWS re:Invent Ultimate Guide

AWS re:Invent is the best conference in cloud. This year it's an entirely virtual experience spread over 3 weeks. This post will help you get the most of out the event. (Updates regularly)

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