By Mason Egger
Developer Advocate
About the Talk
From firewalls, to user privileges, to access controls — this talk will not only explain the how, but also dive into the why of common security practices.
What You’ll Learn
- 10 different tips and tricks for securing your infrastructure
This Talk is Designed For
- Everyone! Security is only effective if everyone is aware of the how and why things are done.
Resources
About the Presenter
Mason Egger (@masonegger) is currently a Developer Advocate at DigitalOcean, specializing in cloud infrastructure, distributed systems, and Python. Prior to his work at DigitalOcean, he was an SRE (Site Reliability Engineer), helping build and maintain a highly available hybrid multi-cloud PaaS. He is an avid programmer, speaker, educator, and writer/blogger. He is a maintainer of the DigitalOcean Terraform provider and contributes to random open source projects here and there. In his spare time, he enjoys reading, camping, kayaking, and exploring new places.
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About the author
Mason is currently a Sr. Developer Advocate at DigitalOcean who specializes in cloud infrastructure, distributed systems, and Python.
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