The Safe Room
A weekly live stream about The Cloud, Open Source, Community and everything in between.

Meet the Hosts of The Safe Room
- Shannon Brazil, also known as 4n6lady on Twitter, is a seasoned Incident Responder with AWS CIRT, with over ten years of experience in IT and five years specializing in threat detection, incident response, and digital forensics. She brings her deep knowledge and approachable style to "The Safe Room," helping viewers navigate complex security topics with ease and clarity.
- Hammad Jawaid is a Incident Responder with AWS CIRT, and a cloud security strategist with extensive expertise in AWS Security, focusing on incident response, disaster recovery, and threat detection. His passion for making technical subjects accessible and engaging shines through as he co-hosts "The Safe Room," ensuring each episode is informative and interactive.
Schedule

SEASON 05
Upcoming Episodes:
Episode | Name | Date | Link to Video |
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S05E18 | Disaster Recovery Planning in AWS | 2024-09-27 | Streaming Soon |
S05E19 | Women in Cyber | 2024-10-11 | Streaming Soon |
S05E20 | AWS WAF + Bots | 2024-10-25 | Streaming Soon |
S05E21 | Security Hub | 2024-11-08 | Streaming Soon |
S05E22 | Prowler V5 | 2024-11-22 | Streaming Soon |
S05E23 | AWS CIRT Secrets | 2024-12-20 | Streaming Soon |
Completed Episodes
Episode | Name | Date | Link to Video | Show Notes |
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S05E01 | Unlocking AWS Logging with Assisted Log Enabler | 2024-01-05 | Watch Now | Show Notes |
S05E02 | Tactics to Prevent Data Exfiltration: Locking Down S3 | 2024-01-19 | Watch Now | Show Notes |
S05E03 | Shepherding the Flock to Safety: Security Strategies for LAMBda-based Applications | 2024-02-02 | Watch Now | Show Notes |
S05E04 | AWS IAM Security: Busting Myths & Mastering Best Practices | 2024-02-16 | Watch Now | Show Notes |
S05E05 | Beyond the Basics: Secrets Manager in Advanced Security Scenarios | 2024-03-01 | Watch Now | Show Notes |
S05E06 | Defend, Detect, and Develop: Unveiling Community-Driven AWS Security Innovations | 2024-03-15 | Watch Now | Show Notes |
S05E07 | Juggling the Clouds: Keeping your AWS Multiverse Secure | 2024-04-12 | Watch Now | Show Notes |
S05E08 | AI-Enhanced Security: The New Age of Cyber Incident Response | 2024-05-10 | Watch Now | Show Notes |
S05E09 | Enhancing Incident Response with AWS Security: Zero Trust in Action | 2024-05-24 | Watch Now | Show Notes |
S05E10 | Incident Response Tabletop | 2024-06-07 | Watch Now | Show Notes |
S05E11 | AWS Forensic Automation: Tools & Techniques | 2024-06-21 | Watch Now | Show Notes |
S05E12 | Securit Simulations + Continous Learning | 2024-07-05 | [Cancelled] | [Cancelled] |
S05E13 | Securing Amazon S3: Amazon GuardDuty's Role in Malware Detection | 2024-07-19 | Watch Now | Show Notes |
S05E14 | Boosting Security with AWS Automation Tools | 2024-08-02 | Watch Now | Show Notes |
S05E15 | The Chirping Sting Operation: AWS & Honeypots | 2024-08-16 | Watch Now | Show Notes |
S05E16 | Securing the Front Door: Amazon Cognito for TDIR | 2024-08-30 | Watch Now | Show Notes |
S05E17 | Take a SIP on AWS Security: Security Improvement Program | 2024-09-13 | Watch Now | Show Notes |
More Seasons, Episodes, and Demos, OH MY!
SEASON 04
Episode | Name | Date | Host | Guest | Link to Video |
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S04E01 | Workshop: AWS CIRT Unauthorized IAM Credential Use Part 1 | 2023-01-06 | Ruchira Pokhrial | Paul Keser | Show Notes |
S04E02 | Workshop: AWS CIRT Unauthorized IAM Credential Use Part 2 | 2023-01-20 | Ruchira Pokhrial | Paul Keser | Show Notes |
S04E03 | Cybersecurity Mentorship: Casey Reniker | 2023-02-03 | Shannon Brazil | Casey Reniker | Show Notes |
S04E04 | Incident Response Whitepaper | 2023-02-17 | Hammad Jawaid | Steve de Vera, Anna McAbee, Freddy Kasprzykowski | Show Notes |
S04E05 | Workshop: Cryptomining - Security Event Simulation and Detection | 2023-03-03 | Shannon Brazil | Hammad Jawaid | Show Notes |
S04E06 | AWS Access Key Compromise: The Dos and Don'ts | 2023-03-17 | Shannon Brazil | Hammad Jawaid | Show Notes |
S04E07 | Prowling Through AWS Cloud | 2023-03-31 | Shannon Brazil | Toni de la Fuente | Show Notes |
S04E08 | AWS Most Common Misconfigurations | 2023-04-21 | Shannon Brazil | Show Notes | |
S04E09 | AWS Flavored Phishing | 2023-05-05 | Shannon Brazil | Hammad Jawaid, Ruchira Pokhriyal | Show Notes |
S04E10 | AWS Shields, Activated! | 2023-05-19 | Shannon Brazil | Show Notes | |
S04E11 | Journey Into Jupyter Notebooks for Incident Response | 2023-06-02 | Paul Keser | Show Notes | |
S04E12 | Cybersecurity Mentorship | 2023-06-16 | Shannon Brazil | Show Notes | |
S04E13 | Essential Logs for Incident Response Analysis in AWS Cloud | 2023-07-07 | Shannon Brazil | Hammad Jawaid | Show Notes |
S04E14 | Workshop: Ransomware on S3 Part 1 | 2023-07-21 | Steve de Vera | Ben Fletcher | Show Notes |
S04E15 | Workshop: Ransomware on S3 Part 2 | 2023-08-04 | Steve de Vera | Ben Fletcher | Show Notes |
S04E16 | Workshop: SSRF on IMDSv1 | 2023-08-18 | Hammad Jawaid | Show Notes | |
S04E17 | Celebrating International Women in Cyber Day | 2023-09-01 | Shannon Brazil | Sarah Currey | Show Notes |
S04E18 | Guarding Your Secrets | 2023-09-15 | Shannon Brazil | Show Notes | |
S04E19 | Cybersecurity Mentorship: Entry & Evolution | 2023-10-06 | Shannon Brazil | David Selberg | Show Notes |
S04E20 | The Deep Security Lake | 2023-10-20 | Shannon Brazil | Marc Luescher | Show Notes |
S04E21 | AWS Ec2 Forensics 101 | 2023-11-03 | Hammad Jawaid | Paul Keser | Show Notes |
S04E22 | TDIR Training Path & Wrap Up | 2023-12-15 | Shannon Brazil | Casey Reniker | Show Notes |