Vadim L.
Vadim L — founder and full-stack engineer with 25+ years building platforms, security products, and AI tooling. His background spans system administration, analysis, and cybersecurity, working hands-on from architecture through delivery. He writes about offensive security and what actually holds up in production.
Cyber Security
How does DevOps improve security?
How a DevOps approach shrinks your attack surface by building security into the development process from the start, rather than bolting it on at the end.
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What is black box testing
Using a simple airport-luggage analogy, an approachable explanation of black box testing — assessing a system's security purely from the outside, with no view of its internals.
Security
Why secure php scripts are essential
Why unguarded PHP scripts are a prime target, and how to close the gaps — securing your code, protecting the server and testing scripts before attackers do.
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WordPress security scan: How to Scan a WordPress Site
A hands-on guide to scanning WordPress for vulnerabilities — pinpointing weak spots, running tools like WPScan, reading the report and fixing what it surfaces.
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The 13 Most Common Website Security Attacks
The thirteen most common website attacks every owner should recognise — malware, phishing, DoS, whaling, IP spoofing, zero-days and more — with how each one works.
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WordPress Security: Step by Step Guide
Why WordPress powers so much of the web and how to lock it down — a step-by-step guide to securing the CMS that runs your site.
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