Secure
Secure
Security is built into how I set things up — not bolted on afterwards.
At a glance
- Covers
- Security-aware development, secure configuration and hardening
- Ongoing
- Security-focused maintenance, part of the Astra Plus plan
- Background
- A cybersecurity degree, CompTIA Security+ and CompTIA A+, years of IT support
- Limits
- Designed to reduce common website risks; read the honest limits
Security-aware development
Secure configuration practices from the first line of code, dependency and software updates where applicable, and privacy-conscious technology choices — so a site is set up carefully from the start rather than patched later.
- Secure configuration practices from the first line of code
- Dependency and software updates where applicable
- Privacy-conscious technology choices
Secure configuration and hardening
The systems behind a website get the same attention as the site itself: access control, basic hardening, HTTPS/SSL checks and backup checks where configured. Linux servers are administered securely over SSH and Tailscale, with UFW as the firewall.
- Access control
- Basic hardening
- HTTPS/SSL checks
- Backup checks where configured
- Secure remote administration (SSH, Tailscale, UFW on Linux servers)
Security-focused maintenance
Routine checks that reduce common website risks after launch: configuration reviews, updates, uptime and performance checks and broken-link checks. This care is part of the Astra Plus plan.
- Configuration reviews
- Updates
- Uptime and performance checks
- Broken-link checks
- Part of the Astra Plus plan
Why this background matters
My path into web development runs through IT support and cybersecurity, and that shapes how I configure and maintain what I build.
- Bachelor of Applied Science (Cyber Operations Essentials, Boise State University)
- CompTIA Security+
- CompTIA A+
- Years of IT support and troubleshooting
In plain words
Honest limits
What this work can and cannot do. Security-focused work is designed to reduce common website risks. No website or security service can guarantee prevention of every cyberattack or compromise.
The same note accompanies the Astra Plus plan on the pricing page.
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