Episode Details

About our guest:

Michael Levan is a seasoned engineer and consultant in the Kubernetes and Platform Engineering space who spends his time working with startups and enterprises around the globe on Kubernetes consulting, training, and content creation. He is a trainer, 4x published author, podcast host, international public speaker, CNCF Ambassador, and was part of the Kubernetes v1.28 and v1.31 Release Team.

Find our guest on:

• LinkedIn
• Bluesky
• X (formerly Twitter)

Find us on:

• All of our social channels are on bento.me/geekingout
• All of Adriana's social channels are on bento.me/adrianamvillela

Show notes:

• Windows Phone
• VulnHub
• Amazon Machine Image (AMI)
• Type 1 Hypervisor
• Kali Linux
• Penetration (pen) testing
• Blue team (security)
• Red team (security)
• Microsoft Azure Resource Manager (ARM) Templates
• Microsoft Bicep
• CompTIA Certifications
• PenTest+ Study Guide (CompTIA)
• Tanya Janca (@SheHacksPurple)
• Alice and Bob Learn Application Security
• Black Hat Python
• Burp Suite
• Metasploit
• Static Application Security Testing (SAST)
• Dynamic Application Security Testing (DAST)
• Security Content Automation Protocol (SCAP)
• Every Microsoft Employee is Now Being Judged on Security (The Verge)

Transcript:
ADRIANA: Hey, fellow geeks. Welcome to Geeking Out, the podcast about all geeky aspects of software delivery, DevOps, Observability, reliability, and everything in between. I'm your host, Adriana Villela, coming to you from Toronto, Canada. And geeking out with me today, I have Michael Levine. Welcome, Michael.

MICHAEL: Thank you so much for having me. Appreciate it.

ADRIANA: Yeah, really excited to have you on. Where are you calling from today?

MICHAEL: I am in New Jersey.