Rrathsarainrr-cyber.hashnode.dev·1d ago · 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 carrie00
Rrathsarainrr-cyber.hashnode.dev·2d ago · 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 over00
JKJeevitha kumarswamyinjeevitha-13.hashnode.dev·4d ago · 5 min readAttack Breakdown #01: Hotel Network Compromise → Microsoft 365 Account Takeover1. THE ATTACK AT A GLANCE: The hacker(s) compromised the internet gateway of a hotel's network, which led to multiple Microsoft 365 accounts being compromised. This occurred because: The hotel's wi-f00
Rrathsarainrr-cyber.hashnode.dev·Jul 18 · 14 min readOperationalising It: Making Prisma Cloud Actually UsefulAfter the Rollout: The Work That Actually Starts Deploying Prisma Cloud took months. Making it operational took longer. By the time CWPP was live across OCI and GCP and CSPM was covering all four clou00
EJEva J Patelinevapatel123.hashnode.dev·Jul 17 · 10 min readThe Scam Playbook of 2026: How Cybercriminals Outsmart People—And How You Can Be Aware Of Them "The biggest cybersecurity vulnerability isn't your password anymore—it's your trust." Picture this.... Your phone rings. The caller ID says your bank. The representative knows your full name, the las00
CSChris Sheridaninhalosecurityhasnodedev.hashnode.dev·Jul 7 · 3 min readWiring Real Agents Into Halo: From Stub Orchestrator to a Working Multi-Agent Pentest Pipeline Yesterday I had five agent roles sketched out on paper. Today I actually wired them together and watched them run a real engagement against a live target — and immediately hit (and fixed) the kind of 00
Rrathsarainrr-cyber.hashnode.dev·Jun 26 · 17 min readThree Vendors, One Verdict: Evaluating CSPM and CWPP at Enterprise ScaleA Note Before This Goes Further Everything in this article reflects a specific environment: an OCI-majority estate, thirty compartments, fifty-plus business units, and compliance obligations across IS00
Rrathsarainrr-cyber.hashnode.dev·Jun 27 · 9 min readDeploying Prisma Cloud Across AWS, Azure, OCI and GCP: What Actually Happened ?A proof of concept tells you a product works. It doesn't tell you what happens when you try to onboard fifty-plus business units, four cloud providers, and four identity stacks without breaking anythi00
SPShweta Pathakinshwetapathak.hashnode.dev·Jun 25 · 5 min readVulnerability Assessment and Penetration Testing Services Complete Guide for Businesses: Introduction In today's connected corporate environment, evolving digital threats pose serious financial and reputational risks to businesses worldwide. A single breach of data can easily damage years00
CC9labinc9lab.hashnode.dev·Jun 15 · 7 min readUnderstanding Zero Trust Security ModelIntroduction to Zero Trust Security Model As cyber threats become more sophisticated, traditional security models that rely on perimeter defenses are no longer sufficient. The Zero Trust Security Mode00
