Author Archives: Carmelo

Day 3

I didn’t have as much fun today, but had some good insights. I was invited to a CTF, or capture the flag, and was really surprised who was doing really well at it. Most of the work team did really … Continue reading

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My 2nd Day

I started the day with talking with my new boss and trying to understand where priorities lie. I talked about some of my past life and creating a GRC framework and the chance to review with him and my peer … Continue reading

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Day 1

Today, despite issues for trying to log in, I met my new team via Zoom. It seems that our support number is flagged as a Potential Spam number which isn’t a good thing. I was able to talk with support … Continue reading

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New Job!

I started my new job today. I met my team via Zoom. I like them.

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End of July, End of Seven Years

I joined CSAA IG in August of 2013 and have been there since, until the end of July this year. I loved how much I was involved with everything and had some pretty nice work relationships. The vehicle insurance industry … Continue reading

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Tomorrow is Day 1

July 31st, 2020, after seven years at CSAA IG, I turned in my badge, my laptop, my phone and spent the whole next week thinking about my new job at Magellan Health. I start tomorrow and will be 100% remote. … Continue reading

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Updates to OpenFAIR

There’s an update to OpenFAIR and here’s the video on it. The update includes adding the NIST CSF 5 Functions around the 15 minute mark.

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Last Day at CSAA

Today was my last day at CSAA. Almost 7 years to the date. This coming Monday is the 7 year mark. I made some really good relationships, learned a lot of things, and I will honestly miss it. Here’s some … Continue reading

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Sweet Child O Mine – 100 Days Later

After 100 Days, I still haven’t mastered this song. I’m not even disappointed that I don’t have the whole song memorized. It’s a tough one. My friend Evan, who demos this song for RockClass101.com has some super dexterous fingers and … Continue reading

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Sweet Child O Mine – Day 100

After 100 Days, I still haven’t mastered this song. I’m not even disappointed that I don’t have the whole song memorized. It’s a tough one. My friend Evan, who demos this song for RockClass101.com has some super dexterous fingers and … Continue reading

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