Alexander Kyumurkov

Introducing Alex, a former cell biologist turned DevOps enthusiast. Alex’s journey from cellular biology to DevOps reflects a remarkable shift in focus and a passion for embracing new challenges.

In the world of IT, Alex finds cybersecurity particularly captivating. The dynamic nature of this field compels IT professionals to adopt a mindset of constant evolution and improvement, strategic planning, and staying on the cutting edge – an aspect that Alex finds thrilling. Embracing the Linux and open-source world, Alex enjoys experimenting in a home lab, frequently spinning up, breaking, and fixing things to enhance understanding.

For Alex, knowledge is power, and the most effective learning happens through hands-on experience. Venturing into the realm of blogging is a new endeavor, and Alex aspires to contribute valuable insights, hoping to be a source of usefulness in this evolving landscape.

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Alexander Kyumurkov
DevOps and Cloud Engineer
26.04.2024
Reading time: 3 mins.
In late February, the cybersecurity world uncovered a highly sophisticated attempt to compromise Linux systems by exploiting vulnerabilities in open-source software. Unlike typical attacks that seek out security flaws or...
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Alexander Kyumurkov
DevOps and Cloud Engineer
28.12.2023
Reading time: 3 mins.
Okta is identity provider, used by many large enterprises to manage user access to the cloud or on-prem applications or physical devices. Obviously that elevate its attack surface and makes...
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Alexander Kyumurkov
DevOps and Cloud Engineer
28.09.2023
Reading time: 5 mins.
How could we protect our Kubernetes clusters from deploying malicious containers or misconfiguration existing ones? Before we go into the depth of building a reasonably secure Kubernetes environment, we should...
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