Ken Muse
Inside My Home Automation Journey
Every journey begins with a first step. Learn how eliminating data leaks and implementing privacy controls led my wife and I to build a smarter home.

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The Most Dangerous Phrase in Software Development
So many times, teams use “it should work” as the reason why their software or processes don’t require testing. For example, the code is so simple, it should work. Or, the code was tested on Linux, so it should work on Windows. In reality, this can be dangerous at best … and fatal at worst.

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Fashion, DevOps, and Certificates
The world of software development is changing rapidly. With Google’s latest announcement, part of how we deploy systems is getting ready to change for the better for nearly half of all companies. Are your teams ready for the challenge?

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Automating Azure OIDC Application Federation
Ever needed to automate creating an Azure Entra ID (Azure Active Directory) application and federating it with GitHub? With just a little PowerShell, you can!

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GitHub Actions Injection Attacks
Security is at the heart of what we do in DevOps (if we’re doing it right). This includes protecting our CI/CD processes from malicious users and behaviors. One of the more interesting exploit vectors with build and release pipelines is a classic: the injection attack. This post reviews the basics of injection exploits and shows you how to easily avoid them.

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