KEV to EPSS – Smarter Threat Prioritization

Reading Time: 5 minutesBlueprint Details 1. Executive Summary: The Imperative for Smarter Threat Prioritization The cybersecurity landscape is overwhelmed by an ever-increasing volume of vulnerabilities, with over 25,000 new CVEs reported in 2022 alone. Traditional vulnerability management, often relying solely on CVSS scores, Read More …

PASTA – Process for Attack Simulation and Threat Analysis in the SOC

Reading Time: 4 minutesThis document outlines the PASTA-SOC framework, a structured methodology to evolve a Security Operations Center (SOC) from a reactive to a proactive, threat-informed defense model. It operationalizes the seven stages of the Process for Attack Simulation and Threat Analysis (PASTA) by integrating its business-centric principles with the tactical capabilities of modern security technologies, primarily Breach and Attack Simulation (BAS), Threat Intelligence Platforms (TIPs), and Security Orchestration, Automation, and Response (SOAR).

Playbook – The CTO Playbook in the Enterprise

Reading Time: 4 minutesStatus: Final Blueprint Author: Shahab Al Yamin Chawdhury  Organization: Principal Architect & Consultant Group Research Date: January 21, 2025 Location: Dhaka, Bangladesh Version: 1.0 Part I: The Strategic Mandate of the Modern CTO The role of the Chief Technology Officer Read More …

Wazuh, Beats, CheckMK, Open UBA, Open XDR, OpenCTI, Suricata, MISP, Snort, TheHive, Cortex, ELK, AlertAnalyst – and More Integration is Required…Does it Makes Sense?

Reading Time: 3 minutesThe decision to build a security platform from open-source components is conditional.

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 …

CMMI Cybermaturity Platform in the Enterprise

Reading Time: 3 minutesStatus: Summary Blueprint Author: Shahab Al Yamin Chawdhury Organization: Principal Architect & Consultant Group Research Date: May 23, 2025 Version: 1.0 1. Executive Summary This document summarizes the architectural blueprint for the CMMI Cybermaturity Platform, an enterprise solution designed to Read More …