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.
At Rietta, we have been working with government clients to achieve ADA compliance. As we did this work, we learned that many public sector organizations do not know what documents they have published, which have the legally required metadata tags, and which are leaking potentially sensitive information. We are launching Metadata Minder, which uses Document Intelligence built on top of local software and local AI models. Expected to be available in June 2026 to help answer these questions for agencies.
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.