Authentication & Access Control on Jorge Laurel

Part 3: Fort Knox for Newsletters

Wed, 11 Jun 2025 18:00:00 +0000

Day 3 of a 5-part series: Building Security Into Every Layer

If you missed them, here are Part 1 and Part 2 of the series

Pop quiz: What’s the difference between a cybersecurity professional building a web app and a regular developer building a web app?

The cybersecurity professional assumes everything will be attacked, probably by someone smarter than them, definitely by someone with more time, and absolutely by someone who’s already figured out three ways to break the system before it’s even deployed.

Part 2: Code, Coffee, and Course Corrections

Tue, 10 Jun 2025 18:00:00 +0000

Day 2 of a 5-part series: The Development Sprint That Changed Everything

Did you miss Part 1? It’s available here.

Remember those ambitious PRD dreams from Part 1? Well, reality has a funny way of keeping your feet on the ground—even when you’re moving at AI speed.

What followed my planning phase was one of the most intense and educational weeks of development I’ve ever experienced (OK, my firs actually). Not because of long coding sessions (thank you, AI Agent), but because of how rapidly I could test ideas, hit walls, pivot, and try again.

Friday Wrap Up: 17 January 2025

Fri, 17 Jan 2025 00:00:00 +0000

It’s been a busy week in cybersecurity and time for a Friday Wrap Up. Here are some of the interesting stories from this past week.

🔐 Cybersecurity Threats & Vulnerabilities

The latest cybersecurity developments highlight ongoing threats and vulnerabilities across various sectors.

🚨 A Microsoft MFA outage is preventing users from accessing Microsoft 365 apps. (Published on 1/13/2025, BleepingComputer). Read More
🛑 Over 4,000 web backdoors were hijacked by registering expired domains, exposing compromised systems to further risks. (Published on 1/12/2025, The Hacker News). Read More

Friday Wrap Up: 03 May 2024

Fri, 03 May 2024 00:00:00 +0000

It’s been a busy week in cybersecurity and time for a Friday Wrap Up. Here are some of the interesting stories from this past week.

🔐 Google thwarted 2.28 million malicious app attempts on Play Store in 2023, enhancing user security (Published on 4/29/2024, The Hacker News). Read More

🌐 ‘Muddling Meerkat’ linked to China, manipulates DNS to scan global internet networks (Published on 4/29/2024, The Hacker News). Read More

🏥 Kaiser Permanente reveals data breach affecting 13.4 million, exposing personal details (Published on 4/29/2024, SecurityWeek). Read More

Friday Wrap Up: 19 April 2024

Fri, 19 Apr 2024 00:00:00 +0000

It’s been a busy week in cybersecurity and time for a Friday Wrap Up. Here are some of the interesting stories from this past week.

🔐 Roku steps up security with mandatory 2FA after a credential-stuffing incident, assuring no financial data was compromised. (Published on 4/15/2024, Dark Reading). Read More

🔒 Palo Alto Networks releases hotfixes for a zero-day exploit targeting PAN-OS firewalls since March 26. (Published on 4/15/2024, BleepingComputer). Read More