John Porter
Principal Cloud Security Consultant
John is a seasoned team member here, with over 15 years of experience in IT and security. During his time in the Audiovisual industry, he traveled globally to 100+ command & control, security, network, joint operations, and emergency response centers to configure and certify them. He has managed SIEM systems for Fortune 100 companies through DevOps and automation. He is currently our foundational member at a key client, helping them uplift in GCP.
- Next place in the world you would visit:
- I always want to spend more time in Japan, so probably at least another few visits there. After that likely Germany, UK, France, and Switzerland in no particular order
- Favorite thing to do when not working:
- Hard to pick just one favorite. Home improvement, PC gaming, all kinds of cars, new tech, finding new music, too many to list!
Accreditations & Certifications
AWS Accreditations & Certifications
- AWS Business Professional
- AWS Cloud Economics
- AWS Technical Professional
- Solutions Architect Associate
- Developer Associate
- DevOps Professional
- Solutions Architect Professional
GCP Certifications
- Associate Cloud Engineer
- Professional Cloud Architect
- Professional Cloud Security Engineer
Industry Certifications
- CISSP
- CCSK
Articles by John
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The Fastest and Easiest Way to AWS Security
The Fastest and Easiest Way to AWS Security Nothing New Under the Sun “An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure” comes ...
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The Missing Half - Network Security and Squid
The Missing Half - Network Security and Squid Have you ever needed to block connections to certain URLs, but wanted to allow ...
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End Security Debt with AWS Security Hub
End Security Debt with AWS Security Hub Bad Security is Debt, and You’re Paying for it. Security compliance is often of least ...
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Why Your YubiKey Won’t Work With AWS CLI (and the fix)
Why Your YubiKey Won’t Work With AWS CLI (and the fix) Did you know you can use a YubiKey for 2FA when authenticating in AWS ...
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