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  1. CrowdStrike Falcon Shield: SaaS Security and Unified XDR Analysis

    11/20/2025

    CrowdStrike Falcon Shield: SaaS Security and Unified XDR Analysis

    Analysis of CrowdStrike Falcon Shield, a platform designed to secure the modern enterprise's expanded software-as-a-service (SaaS) landscape, which has replaced the traditional network perimeter. The document explains that Falcon Shield, built upon the acquisition of Adaptive Shield, unifies SaaS Security Posture Management (SSPM) with Identity Threat Detection and Response (ITDR) by leveraging an API-first architecture and integrating endpoint telemetry from the Falcon sensor. Crucially, the analysis details the platform’s core capabilities, including continuous configuration auditing, identity governance to combat permission creep, and advanced threat detection of "malware-free" attacks that exploit compromised credentials. Finally, the text positions Falcon Shield competitively against rivals like Microsoft and AppOmni while exploring its utility in addressing emerging risks, such as Shadow AI discovery and GenAI governance.

    45 min
  2. Raw Disk Access and the Subversion of EDR Visibility

    11/03/2025

    Raw Disk Access and the Subversion of EDR Visibility

    Source: https://medium.com/workday-engineering/leveraging-raw-disk-reads-to-bypass-edr-f145838b0e6d Author : Christopher EllisAnalysis of a highly advanced Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR) evasion technique that leverages raw disk reads to bypass security monitoring. It explains that EDR systems rely on hooking high-level Operating System (OS) Application Programming Interfaces (APIs) to gain visibility, but raw disk access circumvents this by interacting directly with low-level disk drivers. The report details the attack mechanics, which often require kernel-level privilege escalation via the Bring Your Own Vulnerable Driver (BYOVD) method, allowing attackers to reconstruct sensitive files like credential stores without triggering file access logs. Furthermore, the text outlines robust defense-in-depth strategies, emphasizing the need for Full-Disk Encryption (FDE) and deploying specialized low-level monitoring tools like Sysmon to detect the resulting "RawAccessRead" events. Ultimately, the source argues that defense must shift toward hardware-assisted security to counter the trend of adversaries moving "down the stack."

    1h 1m
  3. Cloud ERP Finance Analysis and Strategic Guide 2025

    10/31/2025

    Cloud ERP Finance Analysis and Strategic Guide 2025

    Strategic analysis of the Cloud ERP Finance market, primarily focusing on the 2025 Gartner Magic Quadrant. It details the pivotal market shift driven by the aggressive integration of Artificial Intelligence (AI), automation, and composable architectures, which transforms core financial operations. The document breaks down Gartner’s methodology for evaluating vendors based on their "Ability to Execute" and "Completeness of Vision" and profiles the competitive positioning of major players like Workday, Microsoft, SAP, and Oracle. Crucially, the analysis offers strategic recommendations for organizations, emphasizing the need for rigorous Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) modeling and substantial investment in change management to successfully navigate complex cloud ERP implementations and realize the competitive advantages promised by AI.

    15 min
  4. Query Engines and Apache Iceberg Lakehouse Ecosystem

    10/09/2025

    Query Engines and Apache Iceberg Lakehouse Ecosystem

    Modern data lakehouse architecture, which resolves the shortcomings of earlier data lakes by integrating data warehouse features. Central to this new paradigm is Apache Iceberg, an open table format that sits atop low-cost cloud object storage, enabling crucial features like ACID transactions, safe schema evolution, and high-performance querying through a sophisticated metadata layer. The text thoroughly details Iceberg's three-layer architecture—Catalog, Metadata, and Data—and contrasts it with the physical foundation provided by scalable object storage and efficient columnar file formats like Parquet and ORC. Finally, the analysis explores the diverse compute ecosystem, profiling specialized query engines—including Spark for ETL, Trino for interactive analytics, Flink for streaming, and managed platforms like Snowflake and Dremio—that leverage Iceberg's open standard to operate concurrently on a single, consistent data source.

    19 min
  5. JDBC for Cloud SaaS Queries

    09/18/2025

    JDBC for Cloud SaaS Queries

    Java Database Connectivity (JDBC) for querying Cloud Software as a Service (SaaS) databases over the internet. It explores the architectural framework of JDBC, including its core components and the evolution of driver types, emphasizing the suitability of Type 4 drivers for cloud environments. The text details the benefits and challenges of using JDBC in a cloud SaaS paradigm, focusing on performance issues due to network latency and the critical need for robust security measures in a zero-trust internet environment. Furthermore, it outlines optimization techniques like connection pooling and batch updates, discusses security fortifications such as SSL/TLS and VPCs, compares JDBC with other connectivity solutions like ODBC and REST, and examines the future of cloud database connectivity, including serverless architectures and data APIs.

    29 min
  6. Bias Evaluation: April 2025 Findings

    07/11/2025

    Bias Evaluation: April 2025 Findings

    Bias Evaluation: April 2025 Findings

    19 min
  7. Fidel API: Powering Programmable Money and Embedded Finance

    07/02/2025

    Fidel API: Powering Programmable Money and Embedded Finance

    Analysis of Fidel API, a financial infrastructure platform designed to unlock programmable money by providing real-time card transaction data. It highlights the challenges of the fragmented, legacy payments ecosystem, emphasizing the critical need for real-time, granular data that traditional Open Banking aggregators like Plaid often lack. Fidel API's core innovation lies in its direct integrations with major card networks (Visa, Mastercard, American Express), abstracting complexity and providing a single API for developers. The document outlines its key products—Select Transactions API and Transaction Stream API—and illustrates their impact across various use cases, including loyalty programs, expense management, and digital receipts, all while emphasizing its robust security and PCI DSS compliance handling. Ultimately, the text positions Fidel API as a foundational enabler for the burgeoning trends of Open Finance and Embedded Finance, allowing non-financial applications to trigger services instantly based on purchasing behavior.

    19 min
  8. Homomorphic Encryption: The Holy Grail of Secure Computation

    06/20/2025

    Homomorphic Encryption: The Holy Grail of Secure Computation

    Comprehensive overview of homomorphic encryption (HE), a revolutionary cryptographic method that allows computations on encrypted data without decryption. It traces HE's historical evolution from its 1978 concept to Craig Gentry's 2009 breakthrough, which enabled Fully Homomorphic Encryption (FHE) and catalyzed subsequent advancements in schemes like BFV, BGV, CKKS, and TFHE. The document highlights HE's core technical challenge of noise management and the significant performance overhead, detailing how bootstrapping and hardware acceleration (GPUs, FPGAs, ASICs, and specialized CPU instructions like Intel HEXL) are addressing these issues. Finally, it explores practical applications across finance, healthcare, and machine learning, alongside the evolving commercial and open-source ecosystem, and the critical legal, ethical, and standardization efforts shaping HE's future as a post-quantum security solution.

    39 min
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