https://bentleysec.com/Notes, experiments, and discoveries from the edge of cybersecurity, automation, and the occasional philosophical tangent -- documenting the journey from curious learner to subject matter expert. 2026-03-17T15:10:24-04:00 Steve Bentley https://bentleysec.com/ Jekyll © 2026 Steve Bentley /assets/img/favicons/favicon.ico /assets/img/favicons/favicon-96x96.png 2026-03-17T00:00:00-04:00 2026-03-17T15:09:57-04:00 https://bentleysec.com/posts/Gitea-Automate-updates/ steve

A step-by-step guide to automating Ubuntu VM updates and Docker Compose container pulls in a self-hosted homelab using Gitea Actions, a Gitea runner, and Ansible playbooks.

2026-02-03T00:00:00-05:00 2026-02-03T00:00:00-05:00 https://bentleysec.com/posts/Falsification_in_the_SOC/ steve

Karl Popper's philosophy of science, particularly his concept of falsificationism, offers a surprisingly powerful framework for rethinking how we approach cybersecurity. While Popper was concerned with demarcating science from pseudoscience, his ideas about conjecture, refutation, and the asymmetry between verification and falsification map remarkably well onto the challenges facing security professionals today.

2025-12-22T00:00:00-05:00 2026-01-08T08:23:20-05:00 https://bentleysec.com/posts/Grafana_Proxmox/ steve

This guide walks you through setting up comprehensive monitoring for your Proxmox server and all its VMs using Prometheus and Grafana.

2025-12-11T00:00:00-05:00 2025-12-11T00:00:00-05:00 https://bentleysec.com/posts/Epictectus_and_Security/ steve

Ancient Stoic wisdom meets modern cybersecurity. Epictetus's 2,000-year-old teachings on control, preparation, and resilience offer surprisingly practical guidance for security professionals navigating an landscape of inevitable breaches and constant threats.

2025-12-08T00:00:00-05:00 2025-12-08T00:00:00-05:00 https://bentleysec.com/posts/Wazuh-OpenCTI/ steve

This post is how to set up integration between Wazuh and OpenCTI