Hi everyone,
I want to share something personal with you. I'm a full-stack web developer from Vietnam, still a university student, and I have a dream that might sound naive - but I believe in it with all my heart.
💔 The Problem I See
Every day I read about cyberattacks that break my heart:
- Small companies get breached because enterprise security costs $100K+
- Developers juggle dozens of disconnected tools
- Students and startups have zero budget for protection
- Existing FOSS security tools are fragmented and hard to deploy
🌟 My Dream: ShieldX
I'm building ShieldX - an open-source cloud security platform that combines:
- AI/ML threat detection (behavioral anomaly analysis)
- Deception technology (dynamic honeypots)
- Sandbox isolation (Firecracker microVMs)
- eBPF monitoring (syscall tracking)
- Zero-trust architecture
Tech stack: Go, PostgreSQL, Redis, QUIC, OPA, eBPF
Vision: Deploy enterprise-grade security with one command. Learn from community threat intelligence. Make security accessible to everyone.
😔 Honest Confession
I'm not a security expert. I'm not a Go/Rust wizard. I built most of this with GitHub Copilot Pro because I lack experience.
But I have:
- ❤️ A heart to create something meaningful
- 📚 Willingness to learn every single day
- 💪 Persistence to keep going
- 🌍 Belief that community can work miracles
I know I'll make enemies by fighting cybercriminals. I accept the consequences. But I believe I'm not alone - there are people who think like me.
🤝 Why I'm Sharing This
If you're a senior developer: You were once junior like me. You know what it's like to want impact without experience.
If you're a security expert: You see these problems too. Security shouldn't be only for those with money.
If you're a student: Let's learn together, build portfolios together, create something we're proud of.
💝 What I Promise
- Respect every contribution
- Give credit where it's due
- Learn from you with humility
- Be transparent about decisions
- Never give up on this dream
🌈 The Future We Can Build
Imagine:
- A Vietnamese startup protecting systems like Google
- Students learning security through real production code
- Sysadmins sleeping well knowing systems self-protect
- A global community creating tools used worldwide
🙏 My Ask
I'm not asking for commitments. Just:
- A comment with feedback
- A GitHub star if you believe in the vision
- A suggestion on architecture
- An "I care" - that's enough to fuel my motivation
📂 GitHub: https://github.com/shieldx-bot/shieldx
📖 Docs: https://github.com/shieldx-bot/shieldx/tree/main/docs
✉️ Email: info@shieldx.dev
Current status: Alpha - core services work, Docker Compose ready, Helm charts in progress.
Thank you for reading. Thank you for caring about making security accessible to everyone.
With hope,
ShieldX Team
P.S. - If this sounds naive, I apologize. This is just the honest heart of someone wanting to do good in the world.
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