Fundamentals of Cloud Security Practices
Cloud security shared responsibility: provider secures infrastructure of the cloud, you secure your data and applications in the cloud.
January 2026
December 2025
Differentiating Authentication from Authorization
Authentication verifies WHO you are with passwords or biometrics. Authorization determines WHAT you can access based on permissions and roles.
Threat Models Explained: Identifying Security Risks
Threat modeling process: identify assets to protect like data and systems, identify threat actors like hackers or insiders, and analyze attack...
Data Protection Basics: How to Secure Sensitive Information
Data protection fundamentals: encryption at rest and in transit, access controls using least privilege granting only necessary permissions.
Recognizing Common Security Breaches
Common breach causes: weak credentials like default passwords, unpatched vulnerabilities with known fixes, misconfigured cloud storage.
Privacy vs Security: Understanding Key Differences
Security protects from threats like unauthorized access and breaches. Privacy controls data use—what's collected, shared, and stored about...
Navigating Security Trade-offs for Usability
Security tradeoffs: security vs usability where protection adds friction, security vs performance where encryption slows systems.
Secure System Design Principles for Enhanced Security
Secure system design principles: Defense in depth uses multiple layers, least privilege grants minimum necessary access, fail secure defaults to...
Security Risk Management: Assessing and Mitigating Risks
Security risk management: identify threats and assets, assess likelihood and impact of each risk, then mitigate through controls and monitoring.
June 2025
How Encryption Protects Data
Encryption transforms plaintext into ciphertext using algorithms and keys. Intercepted data is useless without the key.
June 2022
What Is Terrorism? Definitions and Historical Contexts
A rigorous examination of terrorism: its contested definition, historical waves from anarchism to jihadism, the September 11 attacks,...