Cyber Security
Zero Trust, penetration testing, DevSecOps, supply chain security, and keeping systems safe in practice.
Internet Security Basics: 10-Part Series for Everyday Users
A practical parent guide for the complete 10-part Internet Security Basics series, covering everyday scam checks before clicking, paying, logging in, installing apps, or trusting links.
Is This Email Really From Your Bank or Company?
A simple everyday guide to checking sender names, real email addresses, urgent payment messages, and suspicious links before trusting an email.
Can You Spot the Real Website?
A simple everyday guide to reading website domains correctly, spotting fake login pages, and avoiding lookalike URLs before logging in or paying.
HTTPS Does NOT Mean the Website Is Genuine
A practical explanation of what HTTPS really means, why the lock icon is not proof of a genuine company, and why the domain still matters.
Does a Professional Domain Extension Mean the Website Is Genuine?
A practical guide to understanding why professional-looking domain extensions like .com, .org, .in, .net, and .ai do not automatically prove a website is genuine.
The Link Says SBI, But Where Does It Actually Go?
A simple guide to checking where buttons and links really go before clicking, especially in bank, bill payment, shopping, and government-service messages.
Sir, Please Tell Me the OTP for Verification
A practical guide to protecting OTPs, passwords, UPI PINs, CVV, recovery codes, and remote access from bank, payment, and fake support scams.
Scan This QR Code to Receive Your Refund
A practical guide to QR code safety, UPI PIN traps, fake refund messages, and how to check what opens before paying or entering sensitive details.
Someone Sent You BankKYC.apk on WhatsApp. Should You Install It?
A practical guide to avoiding malicious APKs, fake banking apps, cracked software, suspicious permissions, and unsafe app downloads.
Which Airport Wi-Fi Is the Real One?
A practical guide to public Wi-Fi safety, fake hotspot names, suspicious login portals, HTTPS limits, and safer habits at airports, hotels, and cafes.
Before You Click, Pay or Login, Take 30 Seconds
A simple 30-second checklist for spotting scam messages before clicking links, making payments, entering passwords, sharing OTPs, or installing apps.
Zero Trust Architecture: A Practical Enterprise Guide
The old idea of a safe internal network no longer works. This guide walks through how to set up identity based access, continuous verification, and proper network segmentation across a mixed enterprise setup.
Software Supply Chain Attacks and How to Protect Your Build Pipeline
The SolarWinds and XZ Utils incidents showed that attackers do not always go through the front door. They compromise the tools and libraries you trust. This post covers SBOM generation, sigstore, and practical steps for locking down dependencies.
How to Run a VAPT Against Your APIs
Vulnerability assessments on APIs are different from testing a web UI. This post walks through running structured tests against REST and GraphQL APIs using OWASP ZAP, Burp Suite, and Postman, and what to do with the findings.