G :donor: :Tick:<p>Introduction</p><p>Redoing my <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/introduction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>introduction</span></a> as it was a bit of a sparse one when I joined.</p><p>I am a lifelong <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/technology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>technology</span></a> enthusiast, having worked in Financial Services IT for more than 25 years, across multiple disciplines including:<br>* <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/Unisys" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Unisys</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/MCP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MCP</span></a>-based <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/mainframe" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>mainframe</span></a> platforms (A17/A19/HMP NX 6800/Libra 180/Libra 6xx/Libra 890)<br>* <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/EMC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>EMC</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/Symmetrix" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Symmetrix</span></a> storage arrays (DMX 3/4 and most recently VMAX) including experience of <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/SRDF" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SRDF</span></a>(S), SRDF(A), BCV<br>* <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/WindowsServer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WindowsServer</span></a> (2000 through 2019) including <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/ActiveDirectory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ActiveDirectory</span></a><br>* Various <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/Linux" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Linux</span></a>/ <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/Unix" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Unix</span></a> OSes (<a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/HPUX" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HPUX</span></a>/ <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/RHEL" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RHEL</span></a>/ <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/Centos" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Centos</span></a>/ <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/Ubuntu" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Ubuntu</span></a>/ <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/Raspbian" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Raspbian</span></a>) including experience of <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/GFS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GFS</span></a>/#GFS2 SAN storage clustering<br>* Virtual Tape Server technology (B&L/Crossroads/ETI Net SPHiNX, <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/TSM" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TSM</span></a>)<br>* Automation/Scripting (<a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/PowerShell" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PowerShell</span></a>, <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/NT" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NT</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/Batch" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Batch</span></a>, <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/DOS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DOS</span></a>, <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/Bash" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Bash</span></a>, <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/OPAL" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OPAL</span></a>)<br>* <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/Security" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Security</span></a> (<a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/PrivilegedAccessManagement" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PrivilegedAccessManagement</span></a>, <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/LeastPrivilege" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LeastPrivilege</span></a>, <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/IAM" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>IAM</span></a>, <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/Firewalls" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Firewalls</span></a>, <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/EDR" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>EDR</span></a>)<br>* <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/BusinessContinuity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BusinessContinuity</span></a>/#DisasterRecovery (Design/Implementation/Operations)</p><p>I’m focused on learning and getting hands-on with <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/RaspberryPi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RaspberryPi</span></a> at home and <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/cloud" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>cloud</span></a> computing solutions both at work and at home.</p><p>I moved into a <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/SecurityEngineering" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SecurityEngineering</span></a> role in 2020, so a lot of my focus is now more security focussed across all tech stacks.</p><p>My main focus at present when it comes to cloud is predominately <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/Microsoft" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Microsoft</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/Azure" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Azure</span></a>, with Google and AWS of interest also, as well as other cloud infrastructure services such as those provided by CloudFlare, though I’m planning a move away from them due to their moral/ethical choices.</p><p>Away from work and tech, I love to <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/travel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>travel</span></a> the world with my wife and enjoy very amateur <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/photography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>photography</span></a> to record our adventures.</p><p>I also love most genres of <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/music" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>music</span></a>, live in concert when I can, with a particular love of <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/Rock" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Rock</span></a>/ <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/Metal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Metal</span></a> and also <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/Trance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Trance</span></a> (coincidentally, given the profession of a somewhat more well known namesake of mine!).</p>