Securing the Cloud: A Practitioner's Journey

Transitioning from traditional penetration testing to modern Azure cloud security engineering

10+ Years in Cybersecurity
50+ Security Assessments Led
AZ-500 Currently Studying
Azure Security Assessment
$ az security assessment list --subscription "prod"
Scanning Azure resources for security vulnerabilities...
✓ Identity and Access Management
✓ Network Security Groups
⚠ Storage Account Public Access
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Bridging Traditional Security with Cloud Innovation

Documenting my transition from enterprise penetration testing to Azure cloud security engineering

Traditional Security Foundation

10+ years in cybersecurity including VP role at a large financial institution leading global vulnerability assessments and penetration testing services

OSCP/OSCE/OSEP Infrastructure Testing Team Leadership

Cloud Security Evolution

Currently studying AZ-500 and building hands-on Azure security expertise through practical implementation and documentation

AZ-500 Study Azure Security Cloud Architecture
Week 1 of 12 - Azure Fundamentals

Azure Security Engineer

Target: Senior Security Engineer role focusing on Azure security, endpoint protection, and phishing analysis

Azure Certified Cloud Security Incident Response

Recent Progress

Latest blog posts, lab work, and certification progress

Blog Post

Securing MEA: Azure Migration Foundation

Leading Meridian Equity Advisors' migration from legacy infrastructure to Microsoft Azure with a security-first approach to identity management and digital transformation.

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Lab Work

Lab 001: Initial Azure Setup

Deploying this portfolio site to Azure Static Web Apps with security best practices. Resource group setup and initial configurations.

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Certification

AZ-500 Study Plan

Structured 12-week study plan for Azure Security Technologies certification. Current focus: Azure identity and access management fundamentals.

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