With the increasing use of Open GPTs in industries such as finance, healthcare, and software development, security concerns are growing. Unlike proprietary models, open-source GPTs allow greater customization but also expose organizations to various security vulnerabilities. This analysis explores real-world…
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Enhancing AI Privacy: Federated Learning and Differential Privacy in Machine Learning
Privacy-preserving techniques are keeping your data safe in the age of AI. In particular, federated learning (FL) keeps data local, while differential privacy (DP) strengthens individual privacy. In this article, we will discuss challenges associated with this, practical tools, and…
Securing LLM Applications: Beyond the New OWASP LLM Top 10
Have you heard of the new OWASP Top 10 for Large Language Model (LLM) Applications? If not, you’re not alone. OWASP is famous for its “Top 10” lists addressing security pitfalls in web and mobile apps, but few realize they’ve…
OWASP Top 10 Non-Human Identity Risks for 2025: What You Need to Know
The Open Worldwide Application Security Project, OWASP, has just released its top 10 non-human identities risks for 2025. While other OWASP resources broadly address application and API security, none focus specifically on the unique challenges of NHIs. This new document…
A Practical Guide to API Threat Analytics in Cloud Platforms
Any modern application is centered around APIs. They drive mobile applications, link business systems, and deliver new digital experiences. However, the convenience has its own risks — attackers often use APIs to break into systems. Basic security steps like authentication…
Blockchain-Based Authentication: The Future of Secure Identity Verification
Traditional authentication methods — passwords, centralized databases, and third-party identity providers — are plagued by security breaches, identity theft, and data privacy concerns. Blockchain-based authentication offers a decentralized, tamper-proof, and more secure alternative. In this deep dive, we’ll explore:…
Probably Secure: A Look at the Security Concerns of Deterministic vs Probabilistic Systems
Would you rather have determined that you are in fact secure, or are you willing to accept that you are “probably” doing things securely? This might seem like a silly question on the surface, after all, audits don’t work on…
Secure Your Spring Boot Apps Using Keycloak and OIDC
In this blog, we will take a closer look at Spring Security, specifically in combination with Keycloak using OpenID Connect, all supported with examples and unit tests. Enjoy! Introduction Many applications are supported by means of authentication and authorization. However,…
Toward Explainable AI (Part 8): Bridging Theory and Practice—SHAP: Powerful, But Can We Trust It?
Series reminder: This series explores how explainability in AI helps build trust, ensure accountability, and align with real-world needs, from foundational principles to practical use cases. Previously, in Part VII: SHAP: Bringing Clarity to Financial Decision-Making. This article has been indexed from…
Cloud Automation Excellence: Terraform, Ansible, and Nomad for Enterprise Architecture
Enterprise cloud architecture demands sophisticated orchestration of infrastructure, configuration, and workload management across diverse computing platforms. The traditional approach of manual provisioning and siloed tool adoption has become a bottleneck for organizations seeking cloud-native agility while maintaining operational excellence. This…
The Role of Data Governance in Data Strategy: Part 4
In the previous articles of this series, we explored the importance of data governance in managing enterprise data effectively (Part 1), how BigID supports data governance, particularly for data privacy, security, and classification (Part 2), and the role of Data…
CI/CD in the Age of Supply Chain Attacks: How to Secure Every Commit
The digital infrastructure we’ve built resembles a house of cards. One compromised dependency, one malicious commit, one overlooked vulnerability and the entire edifice comes tumbling down. In March 2024, security researchers discovered something terrifying: a backdoor lurking within XZ Utils,…
Container Security Essentials: From Images to Runtime Protection
Container security is all about making sure you run an image that is exceptionally low in vulnerability and malware. I would love to say having zero vulnerabilities, but it is rarely possible in the real world. In the worst case,…
Why Zero Trust Is Not a Product but a Strategy You Can’t Ignore in 2025
“We recently purchased a Zero Trust solution.” A statement like that makes even the most seasoned security experts cringe. Zero Trust is a ubiquitous notion in 2025, appearing in product packaging, seminars, and sales presentations. However, the fundamental idea is…
Stop Leaking Secrets: The Hidden Danger in Test Automation and How Vault Can Fix It
Modern automation frameworks have come a long way—Playwright, Cypress, RestAssured, Cucumber, and Selenium enable teams to run sophisticated end-to-end validations across browsers and services. But under all that progress lies a risk that’s still alarmingly common: secrets hardcoded into test…
Technical Deep Dive: Scaling GenAI-Enhanced SBOM Analysis from Trivy Fix to Enterprise DevSecOps
This article demonstrates how a critical Trivy SBOM generation fix (PR #9224) can be scaled into an enterprise GenAI-powered platform, delivering comprehensive DevSecOps automation and millions in cost savings. We will explore the technical implementation from core dependency resolution improvements…
Prototype for a Java Database Application With REST and Security
Many times, while developing at work, I needed a template for a simple application from which to start adding specific code for the project at hand. In this article, I will create a simple Java application that connects to a…
How to Use ALB as a Firewall in IBM Cloud
Do you have a use case where you want to implement a network firewall in IBM Cloud VPC that filters traffic based on hostname? For example, you may want to allow connections only to www.microsoft.com and www.apple.com, while blocking access…
Development of System Configuration Management: Handling Exclusive Configurations and Associated Templates
Series Overview This article is Part 2.3 of a multi-part series: “Development of system configuration management.” The complete series: This article has been indexed from DZone Security Zone Read the original article: Development of System Configuration Management: Handling Exclusive Configurations…
Cry and Authenticate How AI is Changing Security
I constantly have thoughts buzzing in my head, and I need to throw them somewhere or they’ll just fly away. So I thought I’d write a few articles about how our lives are becoming more like the movies and games…
How Healthy Is Your Data in the Age of AI? An In-Depth Checklist to Assess Data Accuracy, Governance, and AI Readiness
Editor’s Note: The following is an article written for and published in DZone’s 2025 Trend Report, Data Engineering: Scaling Intelligence With the Modern Data Stack. Data has evolved from a byproduct of business processes to a vital asset for innovation and…
Blockchain, AI, and Edge Computing: Redefining Modern App Development
The overall landscape of app development is continuing with a transformative shift that is driven by various latest technologies, including AI or artificial intelligence, edge computing, and blockchain. These innovations are enhancing the efficiency and functionality of the apps, catering…
Development of System Configuration Management: Working With Secrets, IaC, and Deserializing Data in Go
Series Overview This article is Part 2.1 of a multi-part series: “Development of system configuration management.” The complete series: This article has been indexed from DZone Security Zone Read the original article: Development of System Configuration Management: Working With Secrets,…
Implementing Scalable IoT Architectures on Azure
The Internet of Things (IoT) comprises smart devices connected to a network, sending and receiving large amounts of data to and from other devices, which generates a substantial amount of data to be processed and analyzed. Edge computing, a…
Seamless Storage: Configuring Kubernetes PVC for Windows Shared Folders With SMB
Introduction In the new cloud-native era, it is important to be able to scale and manage applications efficiently. Kubernetes, as a leading container orchestration platform, provides strong features for managing storage through Persistent Volume Claims (PVCs). Mapping Kubernetes to traditional…
Building AI-Driven Anomaly Detection Model to Secure Industrial Automation
Introduction In modern industrial automation, security is a primary requirement to keep the regular operation of industrial connected devices without disruption. However, the rise of cyber risks also significantly impacts the industry’s sustainable operation. The evolving cyberattacks can affect the…
AI Data Security: Core Concepts, Risks, and Proven Practices
AI is everywhere now, and cybersecurity is no exception. If you’ve noticed your spam filter getting smarter or your bank flagging sketchy transactions faster, there’s a good chance AI is behind it. But the same tech that helps defend data…
Certificate Authorities: The Keystone of Digital Trust
TLDR: Certificate Authorities (CAs) are the ultimate trust brokers online, issuing the digital certificates that make secure web browsing, e-commerce, and confidential communications possible. This article breaks down what CAs do, the nuances of public and private trust, role of…
How to Create Ansible Users and Add Passwords
Managing users efficiently is a key part of automating system administration with Ansible. In this guide, you’ll learn how to create users, set passwords, add users to groups, and configure remote access using Ansible’s powerful tools. What is the Ansible…
Zero-Touch Patch Management With PowerShell and Intune: How We Automated Compliance at Scale
Keeping hundreds of endpoints patched and compliant sounds easy on paper until you’re juggling different departments, conflicting maintenance windows, and manual tracking spreadsheets. We knew our approach had to change when a missed update led to a critical zero-day vulnerability…
Securing Cloud Applications: Best Practices for Developers
Cloud computing offers unmatched scalability and flexibility, but it also introduces new security challenges. Developers must take proactive steps to secure applications, infrastructure, and sensitive data from cyber threats. In this tutorial, we will explore essential cloud security best practices…
Operationalizing the OWASP AI Testing Guide: Building Secure AI Foundations Through NHI Governance
Artificial intelligence (AI) is becoming a core component in modern development pipelines. Every industry faces the same critical questions regarding the testing and securing of AI systems, which must account for their complexity, dynamic nature, and newly introduced risks. The…
The Kill Switch: A Coder’s Silent Act of Revenge
In the age of code dominance, where billions of dollars are controlled by lines of code, a frustrated coder crossed the boundary between protest and cybercrime. What began as a grudge became an organized act of sabotage, one that now…
How to Architect a Compliant Cloud for Healthcare Clients (Azure Edition)
Designing cloud infrastructure for healthcare isn’t just about uptime and cost; it’s about protecting sensitive patient data and satisfying regulatory requirements like HIPAA and HITRUST. When we were tasked with migrating a healthcare client’s legacy workloads into Azure, we knew…
How to Build ML Experimentation Platforms You Can Trust?
Machine learning models don’t succeed in isolation — they rely on robust systems to validate, monitor, and explain their behavior. Top tech companies such as Netflix, Meta, and Airbnb have invested heavily in building scalable experimentation and ML platforms that…
The Next Frontier in Cybersecurity: Securing AI Agents Is Now Critical and Most Companies Aren’t Ready
You can’t secure what you don’t understand, and right now, most enterprises don’t understand the thing running half their operations. Autonomous AI agents are here. They’re booking appointments, executing trades, handling customer complaints, and doing it all without waiting for…
Software Security Treat or Threat? Leveraging SBOMs to Control Your Supply Chain Chaos [Infographic]
Editor’s Note: The following is an article written for and published in DZone’s 2025 Trend Report, Software Supply Chain Security: Enhancing Trust and Resilience Across the Software Development Lifecycle. Software supply chain security is on the rise as systems advance and…
Secure Private Connectivity Between VMware and Object Storage: An Enterprise Architecture Guide
As an architect, security is the first thing that comes to mind when defining an architecture for a customer. One of the key things that you need to keep in mind is minimizing the network traffic routed through the public…
Development of System Configuration Management: Introduction
Series Overview This article is part 1 of a multi-part series: “Development of system configuration management.” The complete series: This article has been indexed from DZone Security Zone Read the original article: Development of System Configuration Management: Introduction
Data Mesh Security: How to Protect Decentralized Data Architectures
The rise of data mesh architectures redefines how modern organizations have approached the concept of data security. Standard best practices dictate that data should be centralized, allowing it to be collected, stored, and governed within monolithic systems, such as data…
Designing Secure APIs: A Developer’s Guide to Authentication, Rate Limiting, and Data Validation
APIs have emerged as the cement of the contemporary application. APIs are at the heart of the movement of data, and the interaction of systems, whether in the form of mobile apps and web frontends or microservices and third-party integrations.…
JWT Policy Enforcement, Rate Limiting, IP White Listing: Using Mulesoft, API Security, Cloudhub 2.0
This tutorial is all about implementing JWT Policy Enforcement in API Manager using a sample RAML-based project. It’s especially helpful when applying policies through the API Manager in the Anypoint Platform. Along the way, you’ll also learn how to secure…
Compliance Automated Standard Solution (COMPASS), Part 9: Taking OSCAL-Compass to Industry Complexity Level
(Note: A list of links for all articles in this series can be found at the conclusion of this article.) In parts 2 and part 3 of this blog series, we introduced the open-source Trestle SDK, which implements the NIST…
Why Developers Should Pay Attention to Internal Directory Security
Most developers don’t start their day thinking, “Is our internal directory secure?” They’ve got builds to run, bugs to squash, maybe a pull request or five to review. But internal directories (like Active Directory or Azure AD) aren’t just a…
Self-Managed Keycloak for App Connect Dashboard and Designer Authoring
With the release of the IBM® App Connect Operator version 12.1.0, you can now use your existing Keycloak instance to configure authentication and authorization for App Connect Dashboard and Designer Authoring. Building on top of the capability to use Keycloak,…
What Developers Need to Know About IP API Privacy in Mobile Apps (2025 Update)
In 2025, mobile applications are smarter, faster, and increasingly location-aware. From e-commerce personalization to regional compliance, knowing where a user is located adds critical context to the user experience. While GPS provides the most accurate location data, it isn’t always…
Set Up OpenID Connect With Keycloak: A Step-by-Step Guide
In this blog, you will learn how to set up the OpenID Connect Authorization Code Flow using Keycloak. You will execute the flow yourself in order to get a better understanding of OIDC. Enjoy! Introduction Adding security to your application…
Bring Your Own Feed (BYOF): An Engineer’s Guide to Effective Threat Intelligence
As software continues to eat the world, and AI becomes a force multiplier for attackers, those of us tasked with defending our systems have to be more focused, deliberate, and proactive in our approaches. We have to rise up to…
The Developer’s Guide to Cloud Security Career Opportunities
Your organization’s entire infrastructure moved to the cloud last year, but your security team is still thinking like it’s 2015. They’re applying traditional network security controls to cloud environments, creating bottlenecks that slow down your deployments and leave massive security…
Federated Identity: The Modern Approach to Cloud Security and Automation
In the rapidly evolving landscape of cloud automation and multi-cloud strategies, the secure handling of sensitive data, particularly credentials, has emerged as a paramount concern. Traditional methods of storing long-lived credentials, whether in configuration files, CI/CD pipelines, or dedicated secret…
Building Secure Transaction APIs for Modern Fintech Systems Using GitHub Copilot
GitHub Copilot is not just a new tool anymore. It’s becoming a code productivity accelerator tool. In regulated industries like fintech, where speed must match uncompromising security standards. AI-assisted coding can shift the developer workflow from reactive to proactive. In…
Why Most IaC Strategies Still Fail (And How to Fix Them)
Infrastructure as Code (IaC) was supposed to solve the chaos of cloud operations. It promised visibility, governance, and the ability to scale infrastructure with confidence. But for many teams, the reality is far from ideal. Instead of clarity and control,…
AI-Driven Threat Hunting: Catching Zero-Day Exploits Before They Strike
Picture this: you’re a cybersecurity pro up against an invisible enemy. Hidden in your network are zero-day exploits, which represent unknown vulnerabilities that await their moment to strike. The time you spend examining logs becomes pointless because the attack might…
Implementing Secure Multi-Tenancy in SaaS Applications: A Developer’s Checklist
Secure Multi-Tenancy Implementation Guide As a developer who has worked extensively with SaaS applications, I’ve learned that implementing secure multi-tenancy is one of the most critical aspects of building scalable software-as-a-service platforms. Through my experience, I’ve compiled this comprehensive checklist…
Unity Catalog + AI: How Databricks Is Making Data Governance AI-Native in 2025
The cross-section of artificial intelligence and data governance has come to a defining moment in 2025, but Databricks is taking the lead here. As AI technologies and enterprise data ecosystems evolve rapidly, and the ecosystems themselves become more complex, traditional…
Secure Microservices in Java: Cloud-Native Design With Zero Trust Architecture
Microservices enable modern application architecture in today’s fast-changing digital world. They break apps into smaller, deployable services, and this accelerates development, improves scalability, and increases flexibility. Cloud computing’s capabilities for distributed systems and containerized settings make this step vital, contributing…
Why Data Privacy Without Context Will No Longer Work in 2026
The comfort zone of anonymization is breaking. For years, enterprises have limited their privacy goals to surface-level techniques of anonymization. Techniques such as Mask PII, which obfuscate identifiers and others, are often assumed to ensure compliance without thorough execution. And…
Building a Modern Data Platform That Delivers Real Business Value
Data modernization is a strategic endeavor that transforms the way organizations harness data for value creation. It involves adopting innovative approaches in terms of accessibility, governance, operations, and technology, typically centered around modern cloud architectures. This transformation is not limited…
Implementing Least Privilege in AWS IAM: Principles, Practices, and Automation
The principle of least privilege is fundamental to securing cloud environments by ensuring that identities have only the permissions necessary to perform their tasks. In AWS Identity and Access Management (IAM), sticking to the principle of least privilege is one…
Lock-Free Programming: From Primitives to Working Structures
Working with multiple threads is one of the most complex problems we may encounter in our daily work. When put against the wall of multithreading, most people right away reach out for blocking approaches. In Java, it takes the form…
Software Supply Chain Security Regulations From a DevSecOps Perspective
Editor’s Note: The following is an article written for and published in DZone’s 2025 Trend Report, Software Supply Chain Security: Enhancing Trust and Resilience Across the Software Development Lifecycle. High-profile software supply chain attacks like SolarWinds, Log4j, and MOVEit highlight the…
How to Expose IBM FS Cloud Container App to Public
Are you looking for a way to expose your containerized applications to the internet without breaking compliance with IBM Cloud for Financial Services? This guide walks through how to do just that. It shows how to securely expose your apps…
AI-Driven Threat Hunting: Catching Zero Day Exploits Before They Strike
Picture this: you’re a cybersecurity pro up against an invisible enemy. Hidden in your network are zero-day exploits, which represent unknown vulnerabilities that await their moment to strike. The time you spend examining logs becomes pointless because the attack might…
Burn that List: Smarter Use of Allowlists and Denylists in Multi-Tenant Systems
In multi-tenant systems—whether you’re managing an API gateway, identity platform, or SaaS product—access control is essential. Two of the most widely used tools for managing that access are allowlists and denylists. These mechanisms define who or what is permitted or rejected,…
Practical Steps to Secure the Software Supply Chain End to End
Editor’s Note: The following is an article written for and published in DZone’s 2025 Trend Report, Software Supply Chain Security: Enhancing Trust and Resilience Across the Software Development Lifecycle. The software supply chain has rapidly evolved into a critical vulnerability point…
How Hackers Exploit Spring Core Vulnerability in 2025: Proactive Measures to Detect Emerging Cyber Threats
API management has emerged as a critical and strategic factor in staying ahead of the market leaders. However, digital transformation has significant disadvantages, such as opening the door to hackers. Hackers have been quick to take advantage of a serious…
11 Best Practices for Developing Secure Web Applications
Applications related to the web enable business, e-commerce, and user interactions to be the backbones of the e-world of a more and more digital world. In this growth, there is one thing that has gone up, and that is web…
AI-Powered Security for the Modern Software Supply Chain: Reinforcing Software Integrity in an Era of Autonomous Code and Expanding Risk
Editor’s Note: The following is an article written for and published in DZone’s 2025 Trend Report, Software Supply Chain Security: Enhancing Trust and Resilience Across the Software Development Lifecycle. In today’s software landscape, the supply chain has grown from a controlled…
The Invisible Risk in Your Middleware: A Next.js Flaw You Shouldn’t Ignore
Web development in 2025 has evolved at an incredible pace. We’ve gone from clunky monoliths to sleek, scalable apps powered by frameworks like Next.js, which millions of developers now rely on for building modern, server-rendered React applications. But as our…
Compliance Automated Standard Solution (COMPASS), Part 8: Agentic AI Policy as Code for Compliance Automation With Prompt Declaration Language
(Note: A list of links for all articles in this series can be found at the conclusion of this article.) In the last two blog posts of this multi-part series on continuous compliance, we presented Compliance Policy Administration Centers (CPAC)…
Maximizing Return on Investment When Securing Our Supply Chains: Where to Focus Our Limited Time to Maximize Reward
Editor’s Note: The following is an article written for and published in DZone’s 2025 Trend Report, Software Supply Chain Security: Enhancing Trust and Resilience Across the Software Development Lifecycle. The goal of DevOps and DevSecOps — and whatever future contractions come…
Securing Software Delivery: Zero Trust CI/CD Patterns for Modern Pipelines
Modern CI/CD pipelines are essential for rapid and reliable software delivery. But as pipelines automate more stages of the development lifecycle—from code validation to production deployment—they have also become a major target for exploitation. Traditional pipelines often operate on broad…
Advanced SSL Certificate Troubleshooting for Windows: Chain of Trust, Debugging, and Best Practices
SSL/TLS certificates are foundational to secure communications on the internet. However, Windows environments present unique challenges that go beyond basic certificate installation and troubleshooting. If you’re already familiar with SSL fundamentals, you’ll want to know how to handle complex certificate…
The 7 Biggest Cloud Misconfigurations That Hackers Love (and How to Fix Them)
Look, I’ve been in cybersecurity for over a decade, and I’m tired of seeing the same preventable disasters over and over again. Cloud security breaches aren’t happening because of some sophisticated nation-state actor using a zero-day exploit. They’re happening because…
AI-Powered Ransomware and Malware Detection in Cloud Environments
Cloud platforms have become prime targets for ransomware and malware attacks, which can paralyze businesses by encrypting data or exfiltrating sensitive information. Traditional security tools such as signature-based antivirus and rule-based systems often struggle to detect advanced threats that mutate…
The Cybersecurity Blind Spot in DevOps Pipelines
Speed kills. In software development, that axiom has never been more literal. DevOps pipelines surge through modern enterprises like digital bloodstreams — pumping code, configurations, and deployments at breakneck velocity. Continuous integration and continuous delivery are the promises of rapid…
Modernize Your IAM Into Identity Fabric Powered by Connectors
It’s no secret that technology is evolving much faster than our traditional Identity and Access Management systems can handle. These legacy systems were designed for simpler times, when everything was hosted locally and security was perimeter-based. So, in an era…
Zero-Trace Paradigm: Emerging Technologies in Personal Data Anonymization
Emerging technologies like homomorphic encryption and zero-knowledge proofs can definitely help organizations approach zero-trace personal data anonymization. These and similar techniques can bring datasets to a near-zero-trace status, even achieving it in limited cases. There’s a major force that’s acting…
Self-Supervised Learning Techniques
Visual tracking systems are essential for applications ranging from surveillance to autonomous navigation. However, these systems have a significant Achilles’ heel: they rely heavily on large, labeled datasets for training. This reliance makes it challenging to deploy them in real-world…
The OWASP Top 10 for LLM Applications: An Overview of AI Security Risks
The world of AI, especially with Large Language Models (LLMs) and Generative AI, is changing the game. It’s like we’ve unlocked a superpower for creating content, automating tasks, and solving tricky problems. But, as with any new superpower, there are…
Microservice Madness: Debunking Myths and Exposing Pitfalls
Microservice is the false belief that adding a message broker to your app will somehow magically make it faster and more scalable. Ignoring the fact that this is, in itself, an oxymoron—and that your app quite literally becomes two billion…
A Keycloak Example: Building My First MCP Server Tools With Quarkus
Recently, I explored how the Model Context Protocol (MCP) is gaining traction in the Java ecosystem, with frameworks like Spring AI, Quarkus, and LangChain4j starting to adopt it for integrating language models via standardized interfaces. It was also time to…
CRITICAL_PROCESS_DIED: How to Fix This Windows Blue Screen Error
CRITICAL_PROCESS_DIED is a notorious Windows error that triggers the dreaded Blue Screen of Death (BSOD), often leaving users frustrated and unsure of how to proceed. This error typically indicates that a critical system process has unexpectedly terminated, causing Windows to…
Threat Modeling for Developers: Identifying Security Risks in Software Projects
Software projects can have disastrous breaches resulting from security flaws that expose private information and compromise user confidence. Preventive security measures become critical as applications get more sophisticated. One of the best ways to find and reduce possible hazards before…
Blockchain in Healthcare: Enhancing Data Security and Interoperability
Abstract: Healthcare systems around the world are at a critical juncture, navigating the pressures of digital transformation, rising cybersecurity threats, and fragmented data landscapes. While the volume of healthcare data grows exponentially, the capacity to manage it securely and effectively…
Zero-Trust AI: Applying Cybersecurity Best Practices to AI Model Development
Large language models are fast-developing and transforming the way we use technology. The rise of generative AI tools like ChatGPT and Gemini in 2022 has led to common business exploration and employee adoption, frequently including unapproved use of tools such…
The Untold Costs of Automation: Are We Sacrificing Security for Speed?
Are we getting too aggressive with speed and efficiency in automation, losing the battle to security? If security isn’t prioritized, automation can accelerate risks as quickly as it accelerates processes, leading to severe consequences. A study conducted on the IBM…
Multi-Channel Notification Patterns for Security-Critical Events
As the degree of account takeovers and unauthorized access attempts continues to be more and more sophisticated, the time to notify users about security-critical situations has become a vital issue. The moment when a system becomes aware of irregular behavior…
Essential Steps to Building a Robust Cybersecurity Team
Cybersecurity doesn’t fail because someone forgot to patch a server. It fails because no one asked the right questions early enough, and because the wrong people were trusted to find the answers. Most companies start building a cybersecurity team only…
Beyond the Checklist: A Security Architect’s Guide to Comprehensive Assessments
A security architect’s role extends far beyond designing secure systems. It demands a continuous, vigilant approach to assessing the effectiveness of implemented controls against evolving threats. With the proliferation of cloud-native architectures, microservices, and distributed environments, a mere checklist approach…
Automating E2E Tests With MFA: Streamline Your Testing Workflow
In software development, efficiency and security are key, especially for applications that require multi-factor authentication (MFA). MFA enhances security but complicates automated testing, particularly for key business processes like logins or transaction validations. Altering testing environments to handle MFA differently…
Provider-Agnostic OIDC Auth Flow for Your Apps (PyJWT + FastAPI)
When building web applications, handling authentication securely and reliably is critical. That’s where OpenID Connect (OIDC) comes in. OIDC is a thin identity layer built on top of OAuth 2.0, and it gives your app the ability to verify who…
Kubernetes Admission Controllers: Your First Line of Defense
Kubernetes Admission Controllers are a powerful but often overlooked security mechanism. Acting as gatekeepers, they intercept API server requests before objects are persisted in etcd, allowing you to enforce custom policies or inject configurations automatically. Whether it’s blocking privileged containers…
AI/ML Big Data-Driven Policy: Insights Into Governance and Social Welfare
Data-driven policy refers to the practice of using data, analytics, and empirical evidence to inform and guide government decision-making, moving beyond reliance on intuition or anecdotal information. Governments must be agile, transparent, and resilient in their decision-making. The convergence of…
Unveiling Supply Chain Transformation: IIoT and Digital Twins
Digital twins and IIoTs are evolving technologies that are transforming the digital landscape of supply chain transformation. The IIoT aims to connect to actual physical sensors and actuators. On the other hand, DTs are replica copies that virtually represent the…
Cybersecurity Innovations in Software Development: How Developers Are Tackling Security Threats
Cybersecurity is more critical than ever as technology becomes more integrated into our daily lives and business operations. Cyber threats change quickly, so software developers need to make sure that apps, data, and users are safe by putting strong security…
Your Kubernetes Survival Kit: Master Observability, Security, and Automation
Kubernetes has become the de facto standard for orchestrating containerized applications. As organizations increasingly embrace cloud-native architectures, ensuring observability, security, policy enforcement, progressive delivery, and autoscaling is like ensuring your spaceship has enough fuel, oxygen, and a backup plan before…
Essential Cybersecurity Practices for Non-Profits
With an ever connected and globalized world, it is not surprising that cybersecurity attacks are on the rise. The repercussions of persistent cybersecurity attacks touch all types of organizations regardless of scale, from huge international companies to small local non-profits…
How to Master a DevSecOps Pipeline that Devs and AppSec Love
When you became a developer, you didn’t imagine you’d be spending a big chunk of your time parsing vulnerability reports, getting stuck in security review cycles, or rerunning CI jobs because the pipeline flagged a dozen “critical issues,” half of…
Secure DevOps in Serverless Architecture
Serverless computing, app development, and deployment have been completely revolutionized by its unparalleled scalability and cost efficiency. Infrastructure management abstraction, which is provided by serverless platforms like AWS Lambda, Google Cloud Functions, and Azure Functions, allows developers to concentrate on…