Rrathsarainrr-cyber.hashnode.dev·2d ago · 10 min readWhat We Got: From Cloud Security Platform to Operational CapabilityA few months after the operationalizing work covered in the last article, it stopped being a project. It became part of how we worked. This article is about what changed once that happened. The Metri00
Rrathsarainrr-cyber.hashnode.dev·3d ago · 31 min readUnderstanding OAuth 2.0: Delegation, Grant Types, and the Attacks That Actually HappenThe first time I heard the term OAuth, I didn't know what it meant. I was in a conversation with a DBA lead about something adjacent to authentication and authorization, and he mentioned, almost in pa00
CSChris Sheridaninhalosecurityhasnodedev.hashnode.dev·6d ago · 8 min readMy AI Agent Captured the Flag. Then the Platform Refused to Accept It. Today was a good day and a weird day, in that order. The good part: the autonomous pentest agent I've been building — I call it HALO — went from "runs a bunch of tools and hopes" to an actual web-reco00
Rrathsarainrr-cyber.hashnode.dev·Aug 6 · 15 min readIdentity Foundations: Everything Before OAuthBefore any protocol makes sense on its own terms, a few things underneath it need to be settled first: what authentication and authorization actually are as distinct concepts, how identity gets carrie13N
Rrathsarainrr-cyber.hashnode.dev·Aug 5 · 9 min readIdentity Was the Gap I Did Not Know I HadI had worked across cloud security engineering, vulnerability assessment, penetration testing, and application security. I had reviewed IAM configurations across multiple cloud platforms, flagged over11N
SSaguninsagunwrites.hashnode.dev·Aug 1 · 4 min readWhat Is IoT Malware?Your phone isn't the only device connected to the internet. Cameras, smart TVs, routers, watches, speakers, printers, appliances, and even industrial equipment can communicate over networks. Together,00
SSaguninsagunwrites.hashnode.dev·Aug 1 · 4 min readWhat Is Browser Hijacking?You open your browser to search for something. But suddenly, your homepage has changed. Your searches are being redirected somewhere unexpected. Strange advertisements appear. Websites you never asked00
SSaguninsagunwrites.hashnode.dev·Aug 1 · 4 min readWhat Is Information-Stealing Malware?Your computer knows more about you than you might realize. Passwords. Emails. Documents. Browser activity. Account details. Personal information. All of that data can become valuable to an attacker. A00
SSaguninsagunwrites.hashnode.dev·Aug 1 · 3 min readWhat Is Dropper Malware?Sometimes malware doesn't arrive alone. Hidden inside one malicious program can be additional components, waiting to be released onto the victim's system. That is the basic idea behind a dropper. Drop00
SSaguninsagunwrites.hashnode.dev·Jul 31 · 3 min readWhat Is Adware?Have you ever opened your browser and been greeted by endless pop-up advertisements? Or perhaps your homepage suddenly changed, new toolbars appeared, or websites became flooded with ads that weren't 00
