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Articles by PlatformSecurity Team
Platform Security’s First 90 Days: What to Ship (Not Just Assess)
Your first 90 days as a security engineer should ship controls that scale, not endless assessments. Here’s how to build a security program early with SSO/MFA, secrets, baseline logging, and CI guardrails—plus anti-patterns and how to avoid tool sprawl.
SOC 2 Penetration Testing: What Auditors Expect (and How to Scope It)
SOC 2 doesn’t prescribe a single “required pen test,” but auditors do expect risk-based security testing with clear scope, evidence, and follow-through. Here’s how to scope penetration testing that supports your audit and actually reduces risk.
Vendor Security Questionnaires (SIG/CAIQ): How to Answer Without Lying or Writing a Novel
A direct playbook for GRC teams: answer customer security questionnaires fast without over-claiming, build an evidence pack once, and push back on low-signal questions without slowing deals.
Incident Response for Platform Teams: The “Platform Outage” Meets “Security Incident” Playbook
Need an incident response runbook template for platform teams? This detailed playbook covers security incident triage, severity, communications, evidence preservation, cloud and Kubernetes containment, and post-incident hardening.
HITRUST Security for AI Systems (ai2): Requirements, Threats, and Web App Testing
HITRUST’s Security for AI Systems add-on layers ai1 or ai2 onto your CSF assessment: up to dozens of tailored AI statements. Here’s what that means for deployed GenAI, what assessors look for, and how to test AI-enabled web apps beyond a normal pen test.
Guardrails, Not Gatekeepers: How Platform Security Scales with Engineering
Platform security scales when you ship security guardrails and paved roads—not approval queues. Here’s how a shift left security platform team uses self-service controls, policy-as-code, golden pipelines, and strong developer experience, plus what to automate first.
C2 from Scratch Part 2: Server & Deployment
Routing commands through the server, building CLI and GUI operators, generating implants on-the-fly, and packaging everything with Docker.
C2 from Scratch Part 1: Architecture, mTLS & Rust
A deep dive into building Avocado C2: designing the communication protocol, implementing mutual TLS, and writing a cross-platform implant in Rust.
Ingress-NGINX RCE (CVE-2025-1974)
CVE-2025-1974 allows unauthenticated remote code execution in Kubernetes Ingress-NGINX by abusing unsanitized annotations. Dive deep into the vulnerability mechanics, proof-of-concept, real-world applicability, and mitigations.
PCI DSS Pentesting: Requirements & Compliance
PCI DSS penetration testing: requirements, scope, who must comply, how to satisfy assessors. Requirement 11.3 explained. Practical guidance for PCI pentests.
How to Prepare for a Penetration Test
Get the most from your penetration testing engagement. A step by step guide to scope, access, contacts, and timing so your pen test delivers actionable results without surprises.
Pentesting vs Vulnerability Scanning: The Difference
Pentesting and vulnerability scanning are often confused. Learn the key differences, when to use each, and how they fit into a complete security program for networks, applications, and cloud.
Red vs Purple vs Blue Team: Which Do You Need?
Red team vs blue team vs purple team: what each does, when to use which, and how to choose. Compare offensive security, detection tuning, and when to get an assessment. Practical guide.
Cloud Security Checklist for CTOs
A practical cloud security checklist for technology leaders: what to fund first, how IAM, visibility, and blast-radius controls fit together, and how to avoid the usual multi-account and CI/CD traps—without pretending one afternoon of configuration fixes everything.
How to Choose a Security Company (and Avoid a Checkbox Pen Test)
A practical buyer’s guide to picking a security company that finds real risk, proves impact, and helps your engineers fix it—plus red flags, must-ask questions, and a scoping checklist.
Network Security for Modern Enterprise
Modern network security solutions go beyond firewalls. Explore zero trust, segmentation, and the importance of offensive testing in protecting enterprise infrastructure.
The Value of Offensive Security Services
Offensive security services help you find weaknesses before attackers do. Learn how penetration testing and red teaming provide measurable security improvements.
Secure Systems Design: Best Practices
Building secure systems requires a proactive approach to architecture. Learn the core principles of security engineering and how to build resilience into your products.
App Pentesting vs API Security Testing
Understand the differences between application penetration testing and API security testing. Learn why modern apps need both to protect against OWASP Top 10 and logic flaws.
Red Teaming in Incident Response
Red teaming services are not just about finding bugs. Learn how they help train your incident response team and improve your ability to detect and contain real world attacks.
Cloud Security Trends and Challenges in 2026
Explore the emerging trends in cloud security for 2026. From AI driven attacks to the importance of specialized cloud security services in protecting complex environments.
Pentesting for Startups: A Guide
Startups often put off security testing due to cost or speed. Learn why penetration testing is essential for early stage companies and how to scope a pen test that fits your budget.
Zero Day Research: Finding Unknown Vulns
Zero day research is the hunt for previously unknown security flaws. Learn how researchers find vulnerabilities and why this work is critical for securing modern software.