I'm an American computer scientist and cybersecurity professional located in Alpharetta, Georgia. I lead Rietta Inc., a software development agency focused on security, as its CEO. My work also involves public speaking, providing security training for developers, and acting as an Expert Witness. I hold an M.S. in Information Security (Cyber Security), am a lifetime OWASP member, and have earned a black belt in Hapkido. Beyond my career, I'm a husband and father.
In software development and devsecops, the term sunset trap refers to a "production down" disruptive event caused by an unknown or forgotten third party dependency. It is linked to an unnoticed deprecated with replacement. I touched on this subject recently with my latest iteration of teaching software dependency management techniques in Beware the Sunset Trap: Why Your Legacy Software is a Ticking Time Bomb (and AI is Lighting the Fuse) on the Rietta blog!
Seems everyone is into artificial intelligence these days. I am digging into it but taking a different path from the crowd. While others are paying for ChatGPT subscriptions and chasing models, I am methodically pushing the limits of what can be done locally. Protecting data is going to depend on a local AI use case. Read more about my set up at Local AI Setup with Ollama and Nvidia GPU on Ubuntu Linux
I was recently able to share some details from some security assessment work we did for a desktop client/server application that runs in an air gap environment. Some pretty interesting use of the MASVS. Check it out at Securing the Unconnected: Air Gap Windows Application Code Review and Developer Training Success.
I have begun to invest in my @frankrietta YouTube Channel Shorts. Here is one on what a CVE is in Software Security. More content to come!
I am an active CEO for a technology company. However, I am available for special training engagements for your team. You can inquire via the contact page at Rietta.com.