Robin Tatam
Senior Technical Marketer and Evangelist
Robin Tatam (CISM CPFA CTSP CTMA PCI-P) is a Senior Technical Marketer and Evangelist at Puppet by Perforce, where he promotes the benefits of managing compliance using Puppet. He has has contributed thought leadership and advocacy to a range of DevOps focus areas, including regulatory compliance and proactive IT security practices.
Prior to his role with Puppet, Robin worked as a Security Evangelist, and was a globally recognized SME and five-time IBM Champion. Robin also loves travel and cultural exploration, is an accomplished photographer, and considers himself an amateur mixologist.
Latest Content from Robin Tatam
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Why Move from Open Source Puppet to Puppet Enterprise? Here are 10 Reasons
Considering moving from Open Source Puppet to Puppet Enterprise? In this article, we'll cover typical use cases for the enterprise version of Puppet, why businesses that moved from Puppet's open source version to Puppet Enterprise made the switch, and how customers drive time to value with Puppet Enterprise faster than Open Source Puppet.
How to & Use Cases, Products & Services
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XZ Utils, the xz Backdoor & What We Can Learn from Open Source CVEs
The xz backdoor was a vulnerability in XZ Utils, a popular data compression library. The xz backdoor could let unauthorized users gain admin-level access to systems, endangering data security and much more.
Read on to learn more about the xz backdoor, where it came from, and how to minimize the impact of software vulnerabilities in your systems.
Security & Compliance, How to & Use Cases
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Stay Ahead of Known Vulnerabilities with Automated Patch Management
The consequences of not patching are everywhere: remember the Log4j vulnerability that grants hackers complete access to your devices? The best way to prevent this from happening is to use a patched version of Log4j — so why did this become a catastrophic and prolific security vulnerability event?
Security & Compliance
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The Secret to Enterprise Observability: Agent-Based Automation & Configuration Management
Observability provides crucial insights to an IT system & its components. Agent-based automation makes sure observability tools don't run into scaling problems.
Configuration Management, Infrastructure Automation
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DISA STIGs: Who Needs Them & How to Enforce DISA STIG Compliance
DISA STIGs outline system security recommendations for DoD contractors, and they're a heavy lift for any DevSecOps team. In this blog, learn how Puppet Enterprise and Security Compliance Enforcement premium features can help you cut down on the time it takes to configure and maintain DISA STIG compliance.
Security & Compliance, Government
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Cloud Native Security vs. Third-Party Tools: How to Choose (and Why You Might Not Have To)
Your cloud platform probably came with tools to secure and manage the resources you create. We call those cloud-native security tools because they’re proprietary to the vendor you’re using them on. Third-party alternatives, on the other hand, are usually created to be compatible with several cloud provider platforms at once.
Cloud, Security & Compliance