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
Black-box penetration testing: Cyber security testing methodology
A methodology-focused guide to black box penetration testing: how external, zero-knowledge testing is run, the tools it relies on, and how it compares to white and grey box approaches.
Cyber Security
Cyber attacks: 13 steps To Improve Your Website Security
How to tell your website has been compromised — the warning signs, from Google flags to ransomware notes — and the steps that help you regain control and harden it.
Cyber Security
Cyber Security Trends to Look for in 2022/2023
The threats and shifts shaping the year ahead — automotive and mobile attack vectors, machine learning, AI risk and the growing targeting of healthcare and education.
Uncategorized
Cyber security professionals OS: What’s the best operating system for cyber security professionals?
Mac, Windows or Linux for security work? A side-by-side comparison of the three operating systems — their strengths, weaknesses and which one professionals tend to choose.
Tech
PHP Security: How to protect your WordPress website
Why PHP underpins WordPress and much of the web, and the concrete steps that protect PHP-based sites — including your WordPress build — from the exploits that target them.
Cyber Security
Who needs cyber security
The sectors most exposed to attack — healthcare, finance, government, education and more — shown through real breaches and the measures each can use to defend itself.
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