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Security Learnings & Experience

Thoughts, write-ups and lessons from my journey in cybersecurity โ€” penetration testing, blackbox testing, cloud security and the day-to-day of a product security engineer.

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My Penetration Testing Methodology, Explained

A walkthrough of how I approach an engagement โ€” from scoping and recon to exploitation and reporting โ€” and the lessons learned along the way.

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Blackbox Testing: Thinking Like an Outsider

How to map an unknown attack surface with zero internal knowledge, and why the attacker's perspective matters for real-world risk.

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Hardening IAM in AWS & Azure

Practical steps to tighten identity and access management and avoid the misconfigurations that lead to cloud breaches.

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Hunting the OWASP Top 10 in Web Apps

Real examples of injection, broken access control and SSRF โ€” how to find them and how to fix them.

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From Sys Admin to Product Security Engineer

My transition into security โ€” the certifications that mattered (CEH, CySA+) and advice for anyone making the switch.

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Building an Incident Response Playbook

A template-driven approach to detection, triage and recovery that keeps teams calm under pressure.

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