Category: Blog Posts
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Digital Reconnaissance: A Military Approach to Cybersecurity
Let’s Conduct a Recce Recce, pronounced like “recky,” is the Canadian Armed Forces’ abbreviation for reconnaissance. It’s a crucial step in battle procedure and it is aimed at gathering intelligence about a specific target. As a former CAF communication specialist, I’ve planned communication requirements for such activities. Understanding the dynamic nature of recce operations is…
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Navigating the Cloud: Insights from Setting Up Effective AWS Monitoring Tools
Launching my blog was a milestone filled with both excitement and a bit of anxiety. So far, nothing has broken down, which is great. But the reality of managing a digital platform hit me – for all I knew, I could be on the verge of a system snap, and I wouldn’t even know until…
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From Single Instance to Scalability: My AWS Adventure with WordPress
Introduction When I first started exploring AWS, I set up a WordPress site using a LAMP stack on a single EC2 instance. It was a great learning experience, allowing me to experiment with Let’s Encrypt SSL certificates, Elastic IPs, and Route 53 for DNS management. However, as I delved deeper, I realized the setup lacked…
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Smart Off-Grid Living
Combining High-Tech Solutions with Off-Grid Challenges in My Tiny Home Living off-grid in my tiny home has been a blend of freedom, self-reliance, and continuous learning. It’s a lifestyle that, while deeply satisfying, comes with its own set of challenges, especially in managing our essential resources. Recently, I’ve delved into the potential of LoRa technology…
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The Cybersecurity Maze: Securing WordPress on AWS
In my previous blog, I explored setting up WordPress on an EC2 instance, a great introduction to AWS cloud services. Despite its popularity, WordPress is often targeted by cyber threats. To bolster security, I’m working on a more secure, scalable, and reliable setup in AWS, incorporating AWS RDS, ACM and AWS ALB. Additionally, I intend…
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Navigating AWS EC2 for WordPress
The AWS EC2 Landscape for WordPress Hosting Choosing Amazon Web Services (AWS) EC2 as the hosting platform for a WordPress blog is a strategic decision that combines the robustness of AWS’s cloud services with the flexibility of WordPress. As professionals in the IT and tech industry, the move to AWS represents a commitment to leveraging…
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Embracing the Future: Navigating AWS CodeDeploy for AI-Generated Code Management
Learning to deploy and manage code has been an enlightening adventure for me. I started with a basic understanding of Python and JavaScript, and a bit of experience in web development. My basic ability to read and write code was there, but the real challenge lay in grasping the concepts of blue/green deployment models, managing…
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Life Off the Grid: Lessons from My Tiny Home Adventure
Living off the grid has always intrigued me, a blend of freedom and self-reliance that seemed almost utopian. A year and a half ago, I took the plunge, moving into my custom-built, 400 sqft tiny home on a cliff overlooking a river valley. The journey has been filled with challenges, triumphs, and invaluable lessons, shaping…