Cybersecurity hiring prioritizes risk avoidance over talent, creating barriers for entry-level candidates despite a significant number of unfilled positions.
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Aditya Patel is the author of the website Security Wale, a Substack publication focused on cloud, cybersecurity, and AI, with hundreds of subscribers.
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Real-world cybersecurity requires mastering communication and understanding human factors, not just technical skills learned in school.
Goodhart’s Law highlights how metrics in cybersecurity can mislead teams, emphasizing the need for balanced measures to ensure genuine risk management.
The OWASP Top 10 list for 2025 highlights significant risks in web application security, emphasizing persistent issues such as Broken Access Control, Security Misconfiguration, and Software Supply Chain Failures. The list reflects...
The text discusses the expansion of the Aadhaar biometric system in India, which was originally intended for government subsidies but is now being used by private companies. It raises concerns about privacy, security, and the pote...
The text discusses the security implications of generative AI, particularly ChatGPT, and the potential misuse of AI in spreading false information and assisting with security attacks. The goal is to increase awareness and understa...
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2023-04-06 • security ethics aditya patel
The text discusses the impact of AI on society, highlighting the potential benefits and risks. It references an essay by Bill Gates and emphasizes the need for caution and preparedness in the development of AI.
The text explains the importance of threat modeling in cybersecurity, its unique and complex nature, and a simple mental model for it. It also discusses the OWASP Top 10 and various threat modeling methodologies. The author shares...
The text discusses the encryption at rest in Amazon S3, specifically focusing on the default server-side encryption with Amazon S3 managed keys (SSE-S3). It explains the potential security issues with this encryption method and re...
The text discusses the concept of people-centric security in the context of cybersecurity, emphasizing the need to reduce human mistakes in security. It highlights the importance of automation, training, making security easy, and ...
LastPass, the password manager service, has been breached again, and users are advised to change their passwords and consider switching to other services. The breach has raised concerns about the security of the encryption algorit...