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Reading Time: 5 minutesStatus: Final BlueprintAuthor: Shahab Al Yamin ChawdhuryOrganization: Principal Architect & Consultant GroupResearch Date: April 2, 2025Location: Dhaka, BangladeshVersion: 1.0 1. Executive Summary and Strategic Imperatives The “SOAR Playbook for Malware Containment” outlines Security Orchestration, Automation, and Response (SOAR) as a Read More …
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.
Reading Time: 4 minutesStatus: Final Blueprint Author: Shahab Al Yamin Chawdhury Organization: Principal Architect & Consultant Group Research Date: March 15, 2025 Location: Dhaka, Bangladesh Version: 1.0 Table of Contents 1. Executive Summary This “SOAR Playbook for Ransomware” offers a comprehensive blueprint for Read More …
Reading Time: 5 minutesThis blueprint provides a comprehensive framework for preparing for, responding to, and recovering from ransomware attacks. It emphasizes cyber resilience as a strategic imperative, integrating proactive defense, swift incident response, and continuous improvement to minimize impact and ensure business continuity.
Reading Time: 6 minutesData Loss Prevention (DLP) is a crucial cybersecurity strategy designed to detect and prevent data breaches by blocking unauthorized extraction or exposure of sensitive data. It combines people, processes, and technology to identify, classify, and apply usage policies to sensitive information across endpoints, networks, and cloud platforms (data at rest, in motion, and in use).
Reading Time: 5 minutesThe enterprise remote access market is rapidly expanding, driven by hybrid work and BYOD. It’s shifting from traditional VPNs to integrated, cloud-native solutions like SASE and ZTNA.
Reading Time: 4 minutesThis document provides a condensed, two-page summary of the comprehensive research blueprint, focusing on strategic differentiators, comparative analysis, and key recommendations for selecting an enterprise-grade code review and DevSecOps platform
Reading Time: 4 minutesThe enterprise automation landscape has evolved beyond simple Robotic Process Automation (RPA) into a strategic domain driven by Artificial Intelligence.
Reading Time: 3 minutesIdentity and Access Management (IAM) is the foundational pillar of modern enterprise security and business strategy.
Reading Time: 3 minutesThe 2025 IT risk landscape is defined by the industrialization of cyber threats and the obsolescence of traditional, reactive security postures. Adversaries now leverage AI-driven attack platforms, operate sophisticated Ransomware-as-a-Service (RaaS) ecosystems, and systematically exploit global supply chains.
Reading Time: 3 minutesThe decision to build a security platform from open-source components is conditional.
Reading Time: 4 minutesStatus: Final Blueprint Author: Shahab Al Yamin Chawdhury Organization: Principal Architect & Consultant Group Research Date: July 26, 2024 Version: 1.0 1. The Strategic Imperative for Modernization Application modernization is a critical business initiative to update legacy software, aligning it Read More …
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 …
Reading Time: 4 minutesStatus: Final Blueprint Summary Author: Shahab Al Yamin Chawdhury Organization: Principal Architect & Consultant Group Research Date: March 1, 2022 Location: Dhaka, Bangladesh Version: 1.0 Part I: Foundational Blueprint Defining the Modern Architect: Beyond the Job Description The Cybersecurity Architect Read More …
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.
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.
Reading Time: 4 minutesStatus: Final Blueprint Author: Shahab Al Yamin Chawdhury Organization: Principal Architect & Consultant Group Research Date: 2024-07-27 Location: Dhaka, Bangladesh Version: 1.0 Executive Summary In the contemporary multi-cloud enterprise, the ability to grant access across distinct cloud accounts, tenants, and Read More …
Reading Time: 8 minutesExecutive Summary The advent of publicly available generative Artificial Intelligence (AI) represents a paradigm shift in the cybersecurity landscape. While offering immense productivity benefits, these tools have also been weaponized, providing adversaries with the means to automate, scale, and enhance Read More …
Reading Time: 5 minutes1.0 Executive Summary This document provides a comprehensive architectural blueprint for the strategic implementation of honeypots within an enterprise network. Honeypots serve as a proactive defense mechanism, acting as decoy systems designed to attract, deceive, and analyze the activities of Read More …
Reading Time: 6 minutes1.0 Executive Summary & 2025-2026 Focus Areas This document provides a comprehensive, multi-domain blueprint of the modern cybersecurity landscape, designed for Chief Information Security Officers (CISOs) and security leadership. It maps critical functions, responsibilities, technologies, and metrics across all major Read More …
Reading Time: 4 minutesTable of Contents 1. Executive Summary Enterprises embracing two or more public clouds face unique security challenges: inconsistent controls, blind spots, and operational complexity. This report outlines a holistic architecture—spanning network fabric, resilient application platforms, identity-centric access, client-specific handling, and Read More …
Reading Time: 3 minutesMachine Identity Security (MIS) or Machine Identity Management (MIM) is another critical aspect of cybersecurity that focuses on securing and managing the digital identities of machines, such as servers, applications, and IoT devices, which is currently overlooked due to lack Read More …
Reading Time: 7 minutesWireless Pre-Shared Key (PSK) A Pre-Shared Key (PSK) is a security mechanism used in Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA) networks. It works by requiring both the wireless access point (AP) and the client device to have the same secret key before Read More …
Reading Time: 4 minutesImage Source: TokenBasedAuthentication2.png (3121×1648) Developing an authentication server is a crucial part of building secure applications. Here’s a structured approach to creating one: 1. Define Your Authentication Method: Decide whether you’ll use: 2. Choose a Tech Stack: Pick a language Read More …
Reading Time: 5 minutesImage Source: What is OAuth? (An Introduction to OAuth and OpenID) – The Genius Blog OAuth 2.0 is a widely used authorization framework that enables secure access to resources without exposing user credentials. Here’s a breakdown of its architecture, possibilities Read More …
Reading Time: 2 minutesImage Source: https://www.okta.com/identity-101/what-is-ldap/ The Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) is an open, vendor-neutral, industry-standard application protocol for accessing and maintaining distributed directory information services over an Internet Protocol (IP) network. LDAP is based on a simpler subset of the standards Read More …
Reading Time: 4 minutesIntroduction In an era where cybersecurity threats are growing in complexity, organizations must continually adapt their security measures to protect sensitive information. Privileged Access Management (PAM) plays a critical role in safeguarding access to high-level accounts that control systems and Read More …
Reading Time: 2 minutesPAM organizes the key aspects of securing high-privilege accounts and activities. It typically includes core functionalities like discovery, control, password management, session monitoring, and compliance, along with components like account discovery, access management, and password vault. The mindmap helps understand Read More …
Reading Time: 2 minutesHID cards, produced by HID Global, are available in various types, primarily based on their technology and functionality. Common types include proximity cards, iCLASS smart cards, and more specialized cards like Seos and Clamshell cards. Here are some key points Read More …
Reading Time: 3 minutesOrganizations face significant challenges in securing sensitive information while navigating an evolving threat landscape. Effective data security practices require a strategic approach to identify, assess, and mitigate risks. This concept paper explores key aspects of data security risks, solutions, and Read More …
Reading Time: 2 minutesIdentity Governance and Administration (IGA) is a framework that manages and controls user identities and access rights within an organization. It combines identity lifecycle management and access governance to ensure that users have the right access to resources at the Read More …
Reading Time: < 1 minuteThis is the most cruicial part and the component of your network infrastructure, where you will be responsible to design AAA services for your employees, clients, network devices and such. Let’s breakdown some of the IAM components: Verification: Authentication: Audit, Read More …
Reading Time: 3 minutesBackground: with an increasing demand for reliable internet services in Bangladesh, a twenty years ofd ISP aimed to differentiate itself by providing high-quality, affordable services while ensuring efficient operations and scalability. To achieve these goals, Enterprise Architecture (EA) was implemented Read More …
Reading Time: 2 minutesIn the relentless landscape of cybersecurity threats, the traditional notion of a secure perimeter has become obsolete. Organizations are increasingly adopting a Zero Trust approach, redefining their Identity and Access Management (IAM) strategies to safeguard against evolving threats. This blog Read More …