When organizations handle sensitive information, ensuring its security and maintaining compliance are paramount. Two key frameworks in this domain are ISO 27001 and SOC 2. While they share common goals, they differ significantly in their approach, scope, and purpose. Here’s…
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Bye Tokens, Hello Patches
Do we really need to break text into tokens, or could we work directly with raw bytes? First, let’s think about how do LLMs currently handle text. They first chop it up into chunks called tokens using rules about common…
Advanced Bot Mitigation Using Custom Rate-Limiting Techniques
Today, automated bot traffic creates a very costly and complex challenge for organizations in the modern digital environment. The traditional defenses present the platform operators with a paradox: the very methods effective in keeping the bots away frustrate legitimate users,…
Data-First IDP: Driving AI Innovation in Developer Platforms
Traditional internal developer platforms (IDPs) have transformed how organizations manage code and infrastructure. By standardizing workflows through tools like CI/CD pipelines and Infrastructure as Code (IaC), these platforms have enabled rapid deployments, reduced manual errors, and improved developer experience. However,…
AWS Nitro Enclaves: Enhancing Security With Isolated Compute Environments
Data breaches cost organizations an average of $4.45 million in 2023. This shows how secure data processing is becoming more crucial by the day, and the challenge grows more complex with sensitive information in cloud environments. AWS enclave technology solves…
Security in the Age of AI: Challenges and Best Practices
Artificial intelligence (AI) has transformed industries by driving innovation and efficiency across sectors. However, its rapid adoption has also exposed vulnerabilities that bad actors can exploit, making security a paramount concern. This article talks about the challenges and strategies to…
Buildpacks: An Open-Source Alternative to Chainguard
The industry’s increasing focus on secure container images is undeniable. Companies like Chainguard — specializing in delivering container images free of CVEs — have demonstrated the demand by recently raising an impressive $140 million at a $1.1 billion valuation. In…
A Hands-On Guide to Enable Amazon GuardDuty on AWS Account
In today’s digital era, cybersecurity is a cornerstone of maintaining trust and reliability in cloud operations. A managed threat detection service by AWS, like Amazon GuardDuty, can help secure your environment by analyzing activity and identifying potential risks. This hands-on…
AI Governance: Building Ethical and Transparent Systems for the Future
What Is AI Data Governance? Artificial Intelligence (AI) governance refers to the frameworks, policies, and ethical standards that guide AI technologies’ development, deployment, and management. It encompasses a range of considerations, such as data privacy, algorithmic transparency, accountability, and fairness…
Non-Human Identity Security Strategy for Zero Trust Architecture
Security comes down to trust. In DevOps and our applications, it really is a question of “should this entity be allowed to do that action?” In an earlier time in IT, we could assume that if something was inside a…
API and Security: From IT to Cyber
The primary inspiration for this article was my feeling that unfortunately, IT and Cyber too often work in silos — with security constraints often poorly addressed or insufficiently shared. It was also inspired by meetings with people working in Cyber,…
AWS Cloud Security: Key Components, Common Vulnerabilities, and Best Practices
With organizations shifting at a rapid pace to the cloud, securing the infrastructure is of paramount importance in their list of priorities. Even though AWS provides a varied set of tools and services related to security and compliance. There are…
Understanding WebRTC Security Architecture and IoT
In the IoT world, security is one of the biggest challenges. When you’re connecting multiple devices together over a network, various doors are left ajar to security threats, along with an increase in the number of doors themselves that open…
Securely Sign and Manage Documents Digitally With DocuSign and Ballerina
This article was written using Ballerina Swan Lake Update 10.0 (2201.10.0) but is expected to remain compatible with newer versions. DocuSign is a leading digital transaction management platform that allows users to sign, send, and manage documents securely and efficiently.…
Enhancing Cloud Cybersecurity for Critical Infrastructure Protection
Cloud computing has become one of the core building blocks for modern software development. It underpins scalable web applications and forms a foundation for national infrastructure. In turn, as more enterprises and organizations adopt the cloud, the increased efficiency and…
On SBOMs, BitBucket, and OWASP Dependency Track
The museum of old and new architectures I am involved with forced me to look into safeguarding them. For instance, an old dependency can turn CVE or a solid open-source project can go commercial. This is where the concept of…
Data Governance Challenges in the Age of Generative AI
Data governance refers to the policies and processes that ensure the management, integrity, and security of organizational data. Traditional frameworks like DAMA-DMBOK and COBIT focus on structured data management and standardizing processes (Otto, 2011). These frameworks are foundational in managing…
Achieving Security and Trust in a Data Fabric: The Role of Zero Trust Architecture
Organizations face the growing challenge of managing, protecting, and governing data across diverse environments. As data flows through hybrid cloud systems, multi-cloud environments, and on-premises infrastructures, maintaining a cohesive, secure data ecosystem has become a complicated and daunting affair. A…
Emerging Mobile Threats and Defensive Strategies for Developers
Mobile applications have become indispensable across industries, from banking to healthcare. However, their rapid growth has led to an equally fast increase in security threats. The problem lies in the increasing sophistication of attacks on mobile platforms, the rising volume…
Optimizing GitHub Access Management for Enterprises: Enhancing Security, Scalability, and Continuity with Jenkins GitHub App Authentication and Load Balancing
As enterprises expand their software development practices and scale their DevOps pipelines, effective management of continuous integration (CI) and continuous deployment (CD) processes becomes increasingly important. GitHub, as one of the most widely used source control platforms, plays a central…
Software Development Trends to Follow in 2025
2025 is knocking on the door, and software development is changing at a rapid pace due to advanced technologies. Tech advancements like AI have transformed how developers create, deploy, and scale software. To stay ahead of the curve, developers need…
Logical Reasoning in Network Problems
Classic Case 1 Many software professionals lack in-depth knowledge of TCP/IP logic reasoning, which often leads to misidentifying problems as mysterious problems. Some are discouraged by the complexity of TCP/IP networking literature, while others are misled by confusing details in…
Kubernetes Ephemeral Containers: Enhancing Security and Streamlining Troubleshooting in Production Clusters
Ephemeral containers in Kubernetes are a powerful feature that allows operators to debug and troubleshoot running Pods by creating short-lived containers within the same Pod. This is particularly helpful for issues that cannot be replicated in a separate environment. By…
How to Build a YouTube Clone With Svelte.js, Firebase, and Permit.io
Creating a video-sharing application like YouTube is not just about front-end design and data storage; you need to have secure dynamic control over what users can see and do. With Svelte.js handling the interface and Firebase supporting backend functionalities, integrating…
Strengthening Cloud Security: Privacy-Preserving Techniques for Compliance With Regulations and the NIST Framework
As cloud adoption continues to accelerate, securing sensitive data while complying with regulations like GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation), CCPA (California Consumer Privacy Act), and HIPAA (Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act) is paramount. The flexibility and scalability that cloud environments offer also…
Transitioning From Postman to Insomnia
As we move away from using Postman, many of us are transitioning to Insomnia for API testing. In this article, I will share how I’ve set up Insomnia to streamline my own workflow. While Insomnia offers a wide range of…
Data Privacy and Security: A Developer’s Guide to Handling Sensitive Data With DuckDB
Understanding DuckDB for Data Privacy and Security Data privacy and security have become critical for all organizations across the globe. Organizations often need to identify, mask, or remove sensitive information from their datasets while maintaining data utility. This article explores…
The Art of Prompt Engineering in Incident Response
In the rapidly evolving field of Incident Response (IR), prompt engineering has become an essential skill that leverages AI to streamline processes, enhance response times, and provide deeper insights into threats. By creating precise and targeted prompts, IR teams can…
How to Test PATCH Requests for API Testing With Playwright Java
Automated API testing offers multiple benefits, including speeding up the testing lifecycle and providing faster feedback. It helps in enhancing the efficiency of the APIs and allows teams to deliver the new features speedily to the market. There are multiple…
Docker Security Best Practices for Enterprise Applications: From Development to Production
In today’s enterprise landscape, containerization has become almost synonymous with modern application deployment. However, with containers handling sensitive data and critical business operations, security should be carefully considered and implemented. I’ve spent years securing containerized applications in the financial sector,…
Zero Trust for AI: Building Security from the Ground Up
As artificial intelligence (AI) continues to revolutionize industries, its role in critical applications continues to grow exponentially. With all this innovation comes a growing concern — how do we keep AI systems secure? Unlike traditional applications, AI deals with highly…
5 Signs You’ve Built a Secretly Bad Architecture (And How to Fix It)
In the hustle to deliver value, development teams can unknowingly create software architectures that hinder their long-term progress. Initially, everything seems fine — features are shipping, continuous integration (CI) jobs are passing, and the product actually works. Yet, beneath the…
Deploying LLMs Securely With OWASP Top 10
Generative Artificial Intelligence (GenAI) adoption is picking up pace. According to McKinsey, the rate of implementation has doubled compared to just ten months prior, with 65 percent of respondents saying their companies regularly use GenAI. The promise of disruptive impact…
Implementing OneLake With Medallion Architecture in Microsoft Fabric
OneLake in Microsoft Fabric aims to provide an enterprise with a consolidated analytical approach by developing its data and tools into one logical base. OneLake, which is automatically available across all Microsoft Fabric tenants, enables users to manage large volumes…
Strengthening IAM Security for Cloud IaaS Accounts
Cloud IaaS providers like AWS, Azure, OCI, and GCP operate on a shared responsibility model. While they secure the underlying infrastructure, You, as a customer, are responsible for protecting data, applications, and access management. The rapid adoption of cloud services…
Enhancing Security in Kubernetes: A Comparative Analysis of Cosign and Connaisseur
As Kubernetes continues to gain traction in the realm of container orchestration, ensuring the security of container images has become paramount. Two prominent tools that focus on securing the software supply chain in Kubernetes environments are Cosign and Connaisseur. While…
Dropwizard vs. Micronaut: Unpacking the Best Framework for Microservices
Microservices architecture has reshaped the way we design and build software, emphasizing scalability, maintainability, and agility. Two frameworks, Dropwizard and Micronaut, have gained prominence in the microservices ecosystem, each offering unique features to simplify and optimize development. In this article,…
Securing APIs in Modern Web Applications
APIs play a critical role in web applications in the modern digital world. They are the means by which diverse components of the software talk to each other and effectively communicate. Thus, with the growing use of APIs, new kinds…
Mastering Seamless Single Sign-On: Design, Challenges, and Implementation
Being a backend developer and having worked for years in the jungle of authentication and identity management, I can attest to the fact that implementing seamless SSO is often way more complex than it seems. I have witnessed how organizations…
A Practical Guide to Securing NodeJS APIs With JWT
NodeJS is a very popular platform for building backend services and creating API endpoints. Several large companies use NodeJS in their microservices tech stack, which makes it a very useful platform to learn and know, similar to other popular languages…
Demystifying Kubernetes in 5 Minutes
Kubernetes is not new and has been a de-facto standard of deployments and CI/CD at most companies for a while. The goal of this article is to make you familiar with all the terms and jargon that Kubernetes experts use,…
Building Secure Containers: Reducing Vulnerabilities With Clean Base Images
In today’s fast-paced development environment, containerized applications have become the go-to solution for many organizations. They offer scalability, portability, and efficiency. However, containerized environments also bring their own set of challenges, particularly when it comes to security vulnerabilities. One of…
Data Governance Essentials: Glossaries, Catalogs, and Lineage (Part 5)
What Is Data Governance, and How Do Glossaries, Catalogs, and Lineage Strengthen It? Data governance is a framework that is developed through the collaboration of individuals with various roles and responsibilities. This framework aims to establish processes, policies, procedures, standards,…
4 Essential Strategies for Enhancing Your Application Security Posture
The rapidly evolving cybersecurity landscape presents an array of challenges for businesses of all sizes across all industries. The constant emergence of new cyber threats, including those now powered by AI, is overwhelming current security models. A 2023 study by…
Compliance Automated Standard Solution (COMPASS), Part 7: Compliance-to-Policy for IT Operation Policies Using Auditree
(Note: A list of links for all articles in this series can be found at the conclusion of this article.) In Part 4 of this multi-part series on continuous compliance, we presented designs for Compliance Policy Administration Centers (CPAC) which…
Unifying SecOps and Observability for Enhanced Cloud Security in Azure
As someone who has worked in various areas of Azure for almost a decade, I have witnessed its constant evolution and the rise of increasingly sophisticated security risks. This calls for a unified approach to modern cloud security, where integrating…
Advanced CI/CD Pipeline Optimization Techniques Using GitHub Actions
Continuous Integration and Continuous Deployment (CI/CD) pipelines are crucial for modern software development. This article explores advanced techniques to optimize these pipelines, enhancing efficiency and reliability for enterprise-level operations. Parallelization Using Matrix Builds GitHub Actions CI tests using the matrix…
Using AUTHID Parameter in Oracle PL/SQL
In Oracle, the AUTHID clause is a powerful option to manage DB security and access control. It defines who is considered a current user for execution purposes within stored procedures and functions. This article explores the basics of AUTHID, different…
12 Expert Tips for Secure Cloud Deployments
According to the Thales 2024 Cloud Security Study, 31% of cyberattacks prioritize SaaS applications, followed closely by 30% targeting cloud storage and 26% aimed at cloud management infrastructure. Cloud resources have become the prime targets for hackers — no surprise,…
Accelerating Connection Handshakes in Trusted Network Environments
In this article, I aim to discuss modern approaches used to reduce the time required to establish a data transmission channel between two nodes. I will be examining both plain TCP and TLS-over-TCP. What Is a Handshake? First, let’s define…
How Federal Agencies Are Achieving Zero Trust With Automation
“Never trust, always verify.” This key principle has been ingrained into the cybersecurity lexicon since Forrester first popularized the concept of zero trust in 2009. Since then, zero trust has emerged as one of the most important frameworks in modern…
Implement Hibernate Second-Level Cache With NCache
In this tutorial, we’ll explore implementing a second-level cache in Hibernate using NCache. We’ll set up a Java application with Hibernate. Then we’ll configure NCache as the second-level cache. Finally, we’ll test the implementation to see how caching reduces the…
How to Implement Client-Side Load Balancing With Spring Cloud
It is common for microservice systems to run more than one instance of each service. This is needed to enforce resiliency. It is therefore important to distribute the load between those instances. The component that does this is the load…
How to Secure Your Raspberry Pi and Enable Safe, Resilient Updates
The venerable Raspberry Pi has been around for over a decade (officially created in 2009) and it has become a standard in many robotics, home automation, and other types of uses, especially for “makers” and other tinkerers. But it has…
How To Secure Your Raspberry Pi and Enable Safe, Resilient Updates
The venerable Raspberry Pi has been around for over a decade (officially created in 2009) and it has become a standard in many robotics, home automation, and other types of uses, especially for “makers” and other tinkerers. But it has…
Securing Cloud-Native Applications: A CISO’s Perspective on Broken Access Control
When we talk about security in cloud-native applications, broken access control remains one of the most dangerous vulnerabilities. The OWASP Top 10 lists it as the most prevalent security risk today, and for good reason: the impact of mismanaged permissions…
Secure Golden Images: A Blueprint for Vulnerability Management
In environments with AWS Cloud workloads, a proactive approach to vulnerability management involves shifting from traditional patching to regularly deploying updated Secure Golden Images. This approach is well-suited to a modern Continuous Integration and Continuous Delivery (CI/CD) environment, where the…
GitHub Copilot Security and Privacy Concerns: Understanding the Risks and Best Practices
AI-powered code completion tools like GitHub Copilot, co-developed by GitHub and OpenAI, likely need no introduction. Developers are rapidly embracing this evolving technology to aid them in their work. Copilot and other Large Language Model (LLM) based coding assistants suggest…
Acting Like We Care About Security
This will be my last entry on the topic for a while. For context, I introduced the idea that folks don’t care about security, they care about outcomes in this post; and then I began exploring ways we, as IT…
Data at Rest Encryption: Protecting Stored Data
Securing sensitive information is more critical than ever. One of the key defenses in data protection is data at rest encryption, a method that safeguards information stored on devices such as hard drives, databases, and servers. Unlike data in transit,…
Oracle CloudWorld 2024: Key Takeaways for Developers, Engineers and Architects
Oracle CloudWorld 2024 showcased a range of innovations and strategic shifts that will significantly impact the work of developers, engineers, and architects across industries. From AI integrations to multi-cloud strategies, Oracle is positioning itself as a key enabler of digital…
Decoding DORA: EU’s Unified Approach to ICT Risk Governance
As financial services become increasingly digitized, the need for robust operational resilience has grown more critical. The Digital Operational Resilience Act (DORA), set to take effect on January 17, 2025, aims to establish a unified framework for Information and Communication…
How to Set up OAuth JWT Flow and mTLS in the Salesforce Connector for a MuleSoft App
In the first part of this series, we set up a Mule app and a Salesforce Connected app for the OAuth JWT bearer token flow. In this second part, we’ll go through the required steps to set up mutual TLS…
What We Learned About Secrets Security at AppSec Village at DEF CON 32
If you grew up in the US, chances are you have a memory of going to summer camp. Even if you didn’t attend one yourself, the camp experience of going away from home, learning all sorts of arts and crafts,…
An Overview of TCPCopy for Beginners
With the rapid development of Internet technology, server-side architectures have become increasingly complex. It is now difficult to rely solely on the personal experience of developers or testers to cover all possible business scenarios. Therefore, real online traffic is crucial…
Network Guardians: Crafting a Spring Boot-Driven Anomaly Detection System
We’re going to set out on a mind-blowing tour around network security. Upon considering the nearness and risk posed by cyber threats in this epoch, it is important to prevent the threats so that they do not cause irreversible damage…
The Importance Of Verifying Your GitHub Environment’s Security Controls
Security is a top priority of every company. It’s not surprising: source code, the most critical asset of any organization, should be under reliable protection — especially in view of constantly rising threats. Ransomware, infrastructure outages, vulnerabilities, and other threats…
Starting to Care About Security
In my last post, I discussed the issue of getting people to care about security, and how it’s largely due to a focus on security behaviors rather than security outcomes. In this post, I’m picking up where I left off,…
Security at the Onset: Stabilizing CSPM and DevSecOps
The time for rapid technology development and cloud computing is perhaps the most sensitive time when security issues are of great importance. It is here that security will have to be injected into a process right from the beginning —…
Secret Management and Rotation
Secrets are the keys to manage and enhance the security of a software application. Secret keys play a pivotal role in the authentication, authorization, encryption/decryption, etc. of data flowing through the application. There are various types of secrets and few…
Integrate Spring Boot With jOOQ, Liquibase, and Testcontainers
In this blog, you will learn how to get started with jOOQ, Liquibase, and Testcontainers. You will create a basic Spring Boot application and integrate the aforementioned techniques including a test setup. Furthermore, you will use Spring Boot Docker Compose…
Enhanced API Security: Fine-Grained Access Control Using OPA and Kong Gateway
Kong Gateway is an open-source API gateway that ensures only the right requests get in while managing security, rate limiting, logging, and more. OPA (Open Policy Agent) is an open-source policy engine that takes control of your security and access…
Understanding the Dependency Injection Lifecycle: Singleton, Scoped, and Transient With Detailed Examples
Developers may be aware of the lifecycle of service instances when using dependency injection, but many don’t fully grasp how it works. You can find numerous articles online that clarify these concepts, but they often just reiterate definitions that you…
Top 6 Cybersecurity Threat Detection Use Cases: How AI/ML Can Help Detect Advanced and Emerging Threats
AI/ML tools and technologies heavily influence the modern digital landscape by introducing numerous use cases involving AI-based malware detection, preventing social engineering attacks, and threat identification and remediation. Many organizations have acknowledged AI/ML’s prominence in the cybersecurity threat landscape and…
AWS LetsEncrypt Lambda or Why I Wrote a Custom TLS Provider for AWS Using OpenTofu and Go
These days, it’s challenging to imagine systems that have public API endpoints without TLS certificate protection. There are several ways to issue certificates: Paid wildcard certificates that can be bought from any big TLS provider Paid root certificates that sign…
Misconfiguration Madness: Thwarting Common Vulnerabilities in the Financial Sector
Ever since people started putting their money into banks and financial institutions, other people have sought to steal those deposits or otherwise fraudulently obtain those protected assets. When someone asked infamous 1920s-era bank robber Willie Sutton why he robbed banks,…
Workarounds for Oracle Restrictions on the Size of Expression Lists
When developing an enterprise system — whether it is a completely new system or simply the addition of a new feature — it is not uncommon to need to retrieve a significant volume of records (a few hundred or even…
Using AWS WAF Efficiently To Secure Your CDN, Load Balancers, and API Servers
The introduction of software has made remarkable changes to how business is conducted. “Back then,” people would meet in person, and most companies used manual methods, which were not scalable. Software has changed the game, and web applications are essential…
Guarding Kubernetes From the Threat Landscape: Effective Practices for Container Security
Editor’s Note: The following is an article written for and published in DZone’s 2024 Trend Report, Kubernetes in the Enterprise: Once Decade-Defining, Now Forging a Future in the SDLC. Kubernetes is driving the future of cloud computing, but its security challenges…
Network Sniffing: A Critical Concept in Network Security
What Is Network Sniffing? Sniffing includes the passive interception of data packets crossing a network with further analysis. Initially, sniffing was developed to help network administrators troubleshoot connectivity problems, and since then, it has evolved into an important technique of…
Why Haven’t You Upgraded to HTTP/2?
From a Java perspective, I’ve been the beneficiary of some pretty amazing features over the years: Generics (Java 5) Streams and Lambda Expressions (Java 8) Enhanced Collection Functionality (Java 9) Sealed Classes (Java 17) As key features become available, I’ve…
Maximizing Cloud Network Security With Next-Generation Firewalls (NGFWs): Key Strategies for Performance and Protection
As cloud networks continue to expand, security concerns become increasingly complex, making it critical to ensure robust protection without sacrificing performance. One key solution organizations use to achieve this balance is the deployment of Next-Generation Firewalls (NGFWs), which play an…
Is Spring AI Strong Enough for AI?
In recent years, there has been a significant surge in the adoption of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) technologies across a wide range of industries. Frameworks such as TensorFlow, PyTorch, and Scikit-learn have emerged as popular choices for…
Building a Zero Trust API With ASP.NET Core: A Developer’s Guide
In a world where cyber threats are just one click away (or just one QR code scan away), the old-school “castle and moat” security approach isn’t enough. Enter Zero Trust — a security model that flips the script, requiring every…
The Future of Application Security: Empowering Developers in the AI Era
In an era where software vulnerabilities can lead to catastrophic breaches, application security has never been more critical. Yet, for many developers, security remains a complex and often frustrating aspect of the development process. At Black Hat 2024, I sat…
Exploring the Sidecar Pattern in Cloud-Native Architecture
Distributed services have indeed revolutionized the design and deployment of applications in the modern world of cloud-native architecture: flexibility, scalability, and resilience are provided by these autonomous, loosely coupled services. This also means that services add complexity to our systems,…
Reducing Infrastructure Misconfigurations With IaC Security
Infrastructure as Code (IaC) became the de facto standard for managing infrastructure resources for many organizations. According to Markets and Markets, a B2B research firm, the IaC market share is poised to reach USD 2.3 Billion by 2027. What Is Infrastructure as…
10 Security Best Practices for SaaS
In this article, we’ll discuss the importance of guarding your SaaS and the SaaS Security best practices you must implement in your Security checklist to ensure the proper functioning of your app. The seemingly unstoppable growth of SaaS platforms in the…
Navigating the Regulatory Maze: Simplifying Data Compliance
In an era of increasingly complex regulatory landscapes, IT professionals face unprecedented challenges in managing data compliance. The evolving nature of regulations across various industries demands a proactive and sophisticated approach to data management. I spoke with Steve Leeper, VP…
Securing Your Enterprise With an Identity-First Security Strategy
According to Fortune Business Insights, the global Software as a Service (SaaS) market is projected to grow from USD 317 billion in 2024 to USD 1.2 trillion by 2032, with a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 18.4%. This substantial…
Nobody Cares About Security
Nobody cares about security. There. I said it. I said the thing everyone feels, some people think, but very few have the temerity to say out loud. But before you call me a blasphemous heathen, I will ask for just…
AI and Technical Debt: Balancing Innovation and Sustainability
As artificial intelligence (AI) continues to revolutionize the tech industry, developers, engineers, and architects face a new challenge: managing the technical debt that comes with rapid AI adoption. Jeff Hollan, Head of Apps and Developer Tools at Snowflake, shares invaluable…
Obfuscation vs Encryption: How To Protect Your .NET Code the Right Way
When working on .NET applications, one main concern is safeguarding your code from unauthorized access, intellectual property theft, and reverse engineering. This can be achieved by implementing data and code protection techniques to protect the application. There are two main…
Setting Up Secure Data Lakes for Starlight Financial: A Guide to AWS Implementation
Continuing on our fictitious financial company, Starlight, series of posts, here is how to set up a data lake on AWS with security as the primary thought. Introduction In the fast-moving financial industry, data is a core asset. Starlight Financial…
The Critical Role of Data at Rest Encryption in Cybersecurity
Securing information is crucial as cyber-attacks are getting more sophisticated. Data residing in an unprotected state at rest (databases, stored files, and backups) pose one of the most significant risks. Data at rest encryption is necessary to guarantee that information…
Designing a Secure Architecture for Distributed Systems
Securing distributed systems is a complex challenge due to the diversity and scale of components involved. With multiple services interacting across potentially unsecured networks, the risk of unauthorized access and data breaches increases significantly. This article explores a practical approach…
Modern Authentication on .NET: OpenID Connect, BFF, SPA
As web technologies continue to advance, so do the methods and protocols designed to secure them. The OAuth 2.0 and OpenID Connect protocols have significantly evolved in response to emerging security threats and the growing complexity of web applications. Traditional…
Uncovering a Prototype Pollution Regression in the Core Node.js Project
As a Node.js developer and security researcher, I recently stumbled upon an interesting security regression in the Node.js core project related to prototype pollution. This happened to be found while I was conducting an independent security research for my Node.js…
Optimizing Data Management for AI Success: Industry Insights and Best Practices
As artificial intelligence (AI) continues transforming industries, organizations face increasing challenges in managing and utilizing data for AI initiatives. Recent industry surveys and expert insights highlight the critical role of effective data management in AI success. This article explores key…
8 Practices Software Engineers Should Adopt and Champion for Cybersecurity
The Importance of Cybersecurity I firmly believe that in today’s cybersecurity expectations, software engineers should prioritize the security of their computer systems and internal IT networks. I would consider it to be a mistake to rely heavily on technology due…