Dustin Decker

GIAC GLCD Certification

I’m pleased to share I’ve recently received my GIAC GLCD Certification from SANS!

Cloud security involves adapting traditional security practices to the public cloud environment by leveraging the shared responsibility model. It requires applying vendor-provided controls to protect applications, data, and brand within the cloud environment. Effective cloud security includes Identity and Access Management (IAM), data protection, network security, and continuous monitoring to safeguard cloud resources and maintain a strong security posture.

The GIAC Cloud Security Essentials (GCLD) certification validates a practitioner’s ability to implement preventive, detective, and reactionary techniques to defend valuable cloud-based workloads.

GIAC GLCD

Dustin Decker

Hello World! My name is Dustin Decker, and I am a full-time security researcher and student with over twenty years of experience as an information systems engineer. I am currently beginning my senior year pursuing my second bachelor’s degree in applied Cybersecurity (BACS) with the SANS Technology Institute. I anticipate graduating in May of 2024. I am a skilled Information Security Analyst with expertise in risk management framework (RMF), systems development life cycle (SDLC), security life cycle, management of a wide range of vulnerabilities and threats, fundamental business analysis, and project management. Skills: Microsoft Azure FedRAMP, Puppet, Artifactory, Django, Riverbed Steelscript, Riverbed SteelCentral NetShark, Vagrant, Chocolatey, MuleSoft, PostgreSQL, JavaScript, BASH Scripting, PowerShell, RHEL, DevOps, Docker, Visual Studio, BeEf, Bucket Finder, TLS-Scan, CeWL, JQ, Masscan, Metasploit/Meterpreter, Zenmap, Nmap, Mimikatz, SpiderFoot, Unshadow + John, Volatility, and personal new favorite: SRUM-Dump. I specialize in providing IT security expertise and guidance in support of security assessments and continuous monitoring for government (FISMA & NIST) and commercial clients. I am comfortable in heterogenous environments with tens of thousands of hosts.

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