Writing

WAF engineering, bot detection, vulnerability research and the detection work in between, written from production experience.

21 Jan 2026Case Studies

The Double-Edged Sword of Automation: A Deep Dive into ACME and the Recent Cloudflare Zero-Day

How the ACME protocol automates TLS certificates, and how a now-patched Cloudflare zero-day let ACME traffic bypass the WAF.

5 min read

17 Dec 2025Cybersecurity Tutorials

Seclang Deep Dive: Building Smart WAF Rules with Coraza and ModSecurity

11 min read

13 Dec 2025Case Studies

CVE-2025-55182: 7 Critical Insights Into the React Server Components RCE

5 min read

11 Dec 2025Cybersecurity Tutorials

7 Powerful OWASP Authentication Failures

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7 Dec 2025Cybersecurity Tutorials

5 Powerful Nginx Caching Secrets to Drastically Boost Performance

The path to a HackerVault-grade fast and resilient web application infrastructure inevitably leads through efficient caching. And when we talk about high-performance web serving, Nginx caching secret…

10 min read

29 Nov 2025Cybersecurity Tutorials

7 Powerful Ways to Prevent Cryptographic Failures

Cryptographic failures remain one of the most critical risks in modern security systems. In fact, the exact focus keyword cryptographic failures appears as the second item in the OWASP Top 10—highlig…

3 min read

27 Nov 2025Case Studies

OpenAI Mixpanel Incident – 7 Critical Lessons

OpenAI Mixpanel Incident: On November 9, 2025, OpenAI disclosed a security incident — but not inside their own systems. The issue originated from Mixpanel, one of the analytics tools OpenAI used on t…

3 min read

23 Nov 2025Cybersecurity Tutorials

OWASP Security Misconfiguration – 7 Critical Risks & How to Fix Them

*OWASP security misconfiguration* is one of the most common and dangerous vulnerabilities in modern applications. It appears in the OWASP Top 10 because misconfigured systems, servers, APIs, cloud se…

7 min read

22 Nov 2025Cybersecurity Tutorials

Nginx Load Balancer Guide – 5 Powerful Techniques to Boost Speed, Reliability & Security

*Nginx load balancer* is one of the most important components in modern web infrastructure. As applications scale across microservices, containers, and multi-node backends, Nginx remains the gold-sta…

6 min read

19 Nov 2025Case Studies

Cloudflare Outage Explained – 5 Critical Lessons

On November 18 2025, Cloudflare’s global network suffered a major outage — affecting thousands of websites, including high-profile platforms such as ChatGPT and X. Unlike many large outages, this one…

4 min read

16 Nov 2025

Broken Access Control Explained – 7 Fixes

Broken access control explained — this vulnerability remains one of the most widespread and dangerous risks in modern applications. From unauthorized data access to full privilege escalation, Broken …

3 min read

16 Nov 2025Tools & Scripts

Nginx Reverse Proxy Guide – 5 Powerful Steps

Nginx reverse proxy guide — this feature is one of the most powerful ways to secure, optimize, and scale modern web applications. By placing Nginx in front of your backend servers, you create a fast,…

3 min read