Technical Marketer and Evangelist at Perforce Software. Opinions are all mine.
Des Moines, IA
Joined March 2009
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Representin’ two of my favorite brands - @Puppetize and @Delta - after they whisked me out of town to speak #ContinuousCompliance at #InfoTechLive… and are now bringing me safely home.
Check off another ‘first-class’ #DevOps adventure, both figuratively and literally.
Don't miss my enlightening #DevSecOps conversation with Sean Atkinson, an executive thought leader from @CISecurity! This Podcast episode on #CyberSecurity brought to you by your friends at @puppetize.
🆕 @robintatam sat down with @CISecurity CISO Sean Atkinson to get his perspective on 2024, aka the year of "the most vulnerabilities ever identified in a single year," and how IT teams can respond: puppet.com/resources/podcast…
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It appears that the internet is on fire again. 🔥💻🌐 #liblzma #xzbackdoor
🧯Principal Software Engineer Nick Burgan took the initiative to build a quick module to orchestrate detection across your Puppet-managed infrastructure: forge.puppet.com/puppetlabs/…
ALT New Puppet module on the Forge: xzscanner A quick orchestrated check for compromised xz in your infra https://forge.puppet.com/modules/puppetlabs/xzscanner/readme This module utilizes a very simple bash script to monitor your infrastructure for vulnerable installations of liblzma. This module is not supported or maintained by Puppet and does not qualify for Puppet Support plans. It's provided without guarantee or warranty and you can use it at your own risk. All bugfixes, updates, and new feature development will come from community contributions.
ALT Two screenshots from Community S3E4 "Remedial Chaos Theory" illustrating a scene in which Troy arrives with boxes of pizza to find his apartment in total chaos. Words have been superimposed on various elements of the scene: Troy is the admin returning from the weekend, while the elements of chaos are labeled "unstable software production," "liblzma," "backdoor," and "opsec".
Robin Tatam retweeted
🖥 Join us tomorrow for a webinar with @puppetize to learn how their relationship with CIS powers products designed for continuous compliance! Register here: bit.ly/46AOPnm #configurations #security #cybersecurity
Streaming the 1980 classic movie “Final Countdown” on Prime Video and it has just dawned on me that we are now more years (43) into the future since this movie was made than the number of years (39) the aircraft carrier “time jumped” into the past at the start of WWII. #GenX – at West Des Moines, IA
An amazing first day @Perforce absorbing a library’s worth of information, and meeting hundreds of new people at the annual sales kickoff. Overwhelming? A little bit like drinking water from a fire hose… but then I run into the familiar face of @MikeyPEI. #SmallWorld #NewJob
Many may have heard about the senseless shooting death in Des Moines this week where two students lost their lives. If you would like to help, please use the link to support Gionni’s Family
gofund.me/d7d77999 – at West Des Moines, IA
It’s a fantastic Thursday! I’ve just been notified that I have been honored with selection as #IBMChampion for the 5th consecutive year! Thank you and congrats to the other amazing technologists I get to rub shoulders with in this program. – at Grinnell, IA
Te me I not the only person that hears the phrase “he seems like a nice guy” and immediately repeats the phrase with the nasal mocking voice of Richard (David Spade) from the cult-classic “Tommy Boy.” – at West Des Moines, IA
Yes, we changed our name to Fortra. No, we didn’t get acquired. Yes, I still slip up & say HelpSystems. No, we are NOT abandoning #IBMi. Yes, I have to change a lot of presentation material… So, why did we do it? Our new Fortra name better reflects our impressive security focus. – at West Des Moines, IA
Text from wife: “can you record the movie called ‘A Christmas present’?”
Me: “Yep, I will just search the Dish guide for it”
Me, 10 Seconds later: 😳 😬 🤦♂️ – at West Des Moines, IA
On a product demo this morning with a large customer frustrated with a competing product. Determined quickly it involved a terminology disconnect and so provided clarity and info to help them. May help the competitor survive this time but I’d rather be transparent. #IBMChampion – at West Des Moines, IA
Returning a rental car and the gas tank gauge still shows FULL even though you filled it 50+ miles ago. Do you fill it again? – at West Des Moines, IA
22%Yes, Jesus is watching
78%No, gauge says it’s full
9 votes • Final results#IBMi users .. I don’t care if you are running the original version of OS/400 from 1988, or the latest IBM i 7.5 from 2022… your users’ default permissions are ALLOW! Check the QCRTAUT system value NOW as this drives it all. If you see *CHANGE then a breach is likely easy. – at West Des Moines, IA
I’m excited to announce that today HelpSystems has become Fortra, your cybersecurity ally. #wearefortra – at West Des Moines, IA
If you haven't already taken a moment, please help us tell the #ibmi story before your chance is lost! Your voice MATTERS. Take the survey today > rb.gy/mteax9
Happy to announce that I have re-certified as a PCI-P (PCI Professional), good for another three years! See you again in 2025, PCI-SCC – at Minnesota, USA
Robin Tatam retweeted
It's open! 2023 #IBMi Marketplace Survey by @HelpSystemsMN 1000+ participants would be great surveymonkey.com/r/M8J3MGX
How would you answer if you were asked today, “who is HelpSystems?” Many would say “they’re the Robot folks,” or something similar. If you haven’t seen our enterprise portfolio recently, you will be shocked to see the depth AND breadth provided by our technology brands. #growth – at West Des Moines, IA