Cybersecurity Tech Brief By HackerNoon

This story was originally published on HackerNoon at: https://hackernoon.com/the-illusion-of-security-how-iam-anti-patterns-sneak-into-every-system. IAM isn’t security by default. Learn how common IAM anti-patterns create false confidence, enable breaches, and how to fix them before it’s too late. Check more stories related to cybersecurity at: https://hackernoon.com/c/cybersecurity. You can also check exclusive content about #identity-and-access-management, #technology, #cybersecurity, #identity-management, #zero-trust-security, #iam-anti-patterns, #the-illusion-of-security, #excessive-privilege, and more. This story was written by: @atishkdash. Learn more about this writer by checking @atishkdash's about page, and for more stories, please visit hackernoon.com. IAM often creates a false sense of security. Hidden anti-patterns like excessive privileges, shared identities, and stale credentials silently grow, increasing breach risk unless continuously monitored and governed.

This story was originally published on HackerNoon at: https://hackernoon.com/the-$50000-pdf-no-one-reads-why-your-security-audits-are-failing. Security isn't about generating paperwork; it's about finding the cracks before the water gets in. Check more stories related to cybersecurity at: https://hackernoon.com/c/cybersecurity. You can also check exclusive content about #cybersecurity, #ai-security, #devsecops, #audit, #automation, #ai-in-cybersecurity, #ai-audits, #hackernoon-top-story, and more. This story was written by: @huizhudev. Learn more about this writer by checking @huizhudev's about page, and for more stories, please visit hackernoon.com. Security isn't about generating paperwork; it's about finding the cracks before the water gets in.

This story was originally published on HackerNoon at: https://hackernoon.com/post-quantum-cryptography-why-your-encryption-has-a-5-year-shelf-life. RSA encryption faces quantum threat by 2030. Learn why your encrypted data has a 5-year shelf life and how to migrate to quantum-safe cryptography. Check more stories related to cybersecurity at: https://hackernoon.com/c/cybersecurity. You can also check exclusive content about #cybersecurity, #encryption, #technology, #software-development, #post-quantum-cryptography, #quantum-computing, #aes-256, #rsa, and more. This story was written by: @dineshelumalai. Learn more about this writer by checking @dineshelumalai's about page, and for more stories, please visit hackernoon.com. The clock is ticking on RSA-2048. Here's why every HTTPS certificate, encrypted database, and VPN connection needs a quantum-resistant makeover before 2030.

This story was originally published on HackerNoon at: https://hackernoon.com/astras-new-cloud-vulnerability-scanner-targets-the-oops-factor-behind-73percent-of-cloud-breaches. Astra’s scanner detects cloud misconfigurations causing 73% of breaches with real-time monitoring, agentless visibility, and validated risk alerts. Check more stories related to cybersecurity at: https://hackernoon.com/c/cybersecurity. You can also check exclusive content about #iam-risk-management, #cloud-breach-prevention, #offensive-security-engine, #cloud-misconfiguration, #astra-cloud-vulnerability, #devops-security-integration, #cloud-configuration-drift, #good-company, and more. This story was written by: @jonstojanjournalist. Learn more about this writer by checking @jonstojanjournalist's about page, and for more stories, please visit hackernoon.com. Astra’s Cloud Vulnerability Scanner targets the “oops factor” behind 73% of cloud breaches. With agentless visibility, continuous change-triggered scanning, and exploitability validation, it detects misconfigurations in IAM, storage, firewalls, APIs, and encryption in real time, helping organizations proactively prevent breaches.

This story was originally published on HackerNoon at: https://hackernoon.com/how-compliance-requirements-shape-modern-software-architecture. GDPR's "right to be forgotten" just redesigned your database. HIPAA moved your PHI to a separate infrastructure. Here’s how compliance shapes architecture. Check more stories related to cybersecurity at: https://hackernoon.com/c/cybersecurity. You can also check exclusive content about #compliance, #software-architecture, #data-privacy, #system-design, #hipaa, #gdpr, #data-protection, #pci-dss-infrastructure, and more. This story was written by: @eugene7773. Learn more about this writer by checking @eugene7773's about page, and for more stories, please visit hackernoon.com. Compliance isn’t something you add later. Regulations like GDPR, HIPAA, and PCI DSS directly shape system architecture, data models, and security boundaries from day one.