Exposure Management Is Converging — CSPM, KSPM, DSPM, and CTEM Frameworks Are Blending into Unified Risk Dashboards

Reading Time: 3 minutesFor years, security teams have relied on separate tools to manage cloud misconfigurations (CSPM), Kubernetes security (KSPM), and sensitive data exposure (DSPM). Meanwhile, Continuous Threat Exposure Management (CTEM) emerged as a programmatic approach to continuously identify, assess, and remediate exposures across the attack surface.

AI Is Now Both Attacker and Defender — SOCs Must Integrate AI-Driven Detection, But Also Secure AI Assets Themselves

Reading Time: 4 minutesArtificial Intelligence has crossed a threshold in cybersecurity. It’s no longer just a defensive accelerator — it’s now a fully weaponized capability in the hands of adversaries.

SOAR Playbook for Cryptojacking

Reading Time: 8 minutesThis blueprint outlines a comprehensive Security Orchestration, Automation, and Response (SOAR) playbook to combat cryptojacking—the unauthorized use of computing resources for cryptocurrency mining. Cryptojacking poses significant financial, operational, and reputational risks by silently consuming CPU cycles, increasing power costs, degrading system performance, and introducing hidden vulnerabilities.

Enterprise Product – Zero Trust Product Comparison

Reading Time: 3 minutesThe traditional “castle-and-moat” security model is obsolete, broken by the rise of cloud computing, a hybrid workforce, and the explosion of unmanaged devices. The network perimeter has dissolved, creating a new reality where attackers with compromised credentials can move freely within a supposedly “trusted” internal network.

Playbook – The CISO Playbook in the Enterprise

Reading Time: 3 minutesThe modern Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) has evolved from a technical manager into a strategic business leader. In an era of enterprise-wide digital transformation, the CISO’s primary mandate is to architect digital trust, enabling secure business growth while managing cyber risk.

Playbook – Designing the Security Playbook in the Enterprise

Reading Time: 4 minutesThis document provides a condensed blueprint for establishing a mature, enterprise-wide security playbook program

Database Migration Strategy in the Enterprise

Reading Time: 4 minutesA database migration must be treated as a strategic business transformation, not just a technology project.

AISPM – Artificial Intelligence Security Posture Management

Reading Time: 3 minutesStatus: Final BlueprintAuthor: Shahab Al Yamin ChawdhuryOrganization: Principal Architect & Consultant GroupResearch Date: April 9, 2024Location: Dhaka, BangladeshVersion: 1.0 The New Imperative: Securing the AI-Driven Enterprise The integration of Artificial Intelligence (AI) is a present-day reality, creating a new, dynamic, Read More …

ASPM – Application Security Posture Management in the Enterprise

Reading Time: 4 minutesStatus: Final Blueprint Author: Shahab Al Yamin Chawdhury Organization: Principal Architect & Consultant Group Research Date: June 3, 2024 Location: Dhaka, Bangladesh Version: 1.0 Executive Summary Application Security Posture Management (ASPM) represents a strategic shift from fragmented, reactive vulnerability management Read More …

KSPM – Kubernetes Security Posture Management

Reading Time: 3 minutesKubernetes is the engine of modern applications, but its complexity creates a vast and dynamic attack surface. The primary driver of breaches is not sophisticated exploits, but pervasive misconfigurations.

Auditor Became CISSP – Never Performed in Projects & in IS Development, Would You Hire Him for Your Infrastructure Platform Management? Can or Should that Knowledge Gap be Admissible?

Reading Time: 6 minutesStatus: Final Blueprint (Summary) Author: Shahab Al Yamin Chawdhury Organization: Principal Architect & Consultant Group Research Date: June 1, 2024 Location: Dhaka, Bangladesh Version: 1.0 1. The Core Dilemma: Assessor vs. Builder Mindset We are observing worldwide adoption on CISSP Read More …

Cloud Attack Patterns That Reveal About Adversary Strategy

Reading Time: 4 minutes Adversaries no longer focus on breaching a hardened network border; instead, they target the very fabric of the cloud—its identities, configurations, and APIs.

Multi-Cloud Security in the Enterprise

Reading Time: 3 minutesThe modern enterprise operates in a multi-cloud reality. However, this state is often reached “accidentally” through uncoordinated business decisions, leading to a fragmented and dangerously complex security posture.

Importance of the DNS Server in Your Enterprise Grade Infrastructure

Reading Time: 4 minutesStatus: Final Blueprint Author: Shahab Al Yamin Chawdhury Organization: Principal Architect & Consultant Group Research Date: August 8, 2022 Location: Dhaka, Bangladesh Version: 1.0 1. Executive Summary: DNS as a Strategic Control Plane The Domain Name System (DNS) is no Read More …

Top 10 MCP Vulnerabilities – The Hidden Risks of AI Integrations

Reading Time: 4 minutesThe integration of agentic AI systems via the Model Context Protocol (MCP) introduces a potent new attack surface, amplifying traditional cybersecurity risks and exposing firms to multi-million dollar data breaches.

Breach & Attack Simulation in Your SOC

Reading Time: 3 minutesStatus: Final Blueprint (Condensed) Author: Shahab Al Yamin Chawdhury Organization: Principal Architect & Consultant Group Research Date: January 6, 2022 Location: Dhaka, Bangladesh Version: 1.0 (Summary) Executive Summary In a landscape of relentless cyber threats, traditional, point-in-time security assessments are Read More …

Automated Security Vulnerability Assessment – Application Platform, Networked Devices, IT, Cloud, OT/ICS

Reading Time: 4 minutesASVA is the systematic and continuous process of identifying, analyzing, and reporting security weaknesses with minimal human intervention.