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Introduction Dell EMC ECS (Elastic Cloud Storage) provides enterprise-grade S3-compatible object storage. However, native auditing and visibility into S3 bucket activity are often limited. To solve this, we developed a custom security auditing tool that collects, parses, and visualizes S3 bucket activity logs from ECS using Elasticsearch and Kibana. The Challenge The Solution ⚙️Data Ingestion & Processing 📊Kibana-Based Dashboards Built a set of security-focused dashboards, including: Results Area Before After Audit Visibility Raw logs only Real-time dashboards & alerts Anomaly Detection Read more…

Introduction Managing patches across multiple operating systems in air-gapped environments is a complex and often overlooked challenge. In this project, we designed and implemented a cost-effective, fully automated patch management solutionfor a large infrastructure running RHEL, Ubuntu, Debian, and AIX, without internet access. The Challenge The Solution 🔧Architecture Design 🛠️Custom Ansible Roles 🧪Staged Testing Workflow 🌐Private Mirror Solution 📊Monitoring & Reporting Results Feature Before After Patch consistency Manual, ad-hoc Automated & policy-driven OS support Partial RHEL, Ubuntu, Read more…

Introduction Software delivery speed and security are no longer separate concerns – they must coexist. In this project, we designed and implemented a complete CI/CD/CS pipeline using GitLab self-hosted and Nessus Pro, delivering automated code deployment and continuous security auditing. This hybrid approach helped development, operations, and security teams collaborate more efficiently – all under one unified platform. The Challenge The Solution 1. GitLab On-Prem CI/CD Architecture CI/CD Pipeline Stages: 2. Continuous Security (CS) with Nessus Pro 3. Infrastructure-as-Code 4. Monitoring & Read more…

Introduction Configuration drift, human error, and hardware failure can result in network outages that are hard to recover from – especially in environments with equipment from multiple vendors. To mitigate these risks, we designed and implemented a custom automated backup system for routers, switches, and firewalls from various manufacturers, ensuring reliable, versioned, and auditable configuration snapshots. The Challenge The Solution 🧠Architecture Design 💾Backup Logic & Storage 🗂️Scheduling & Reporting 🔐Security & Access Control Results Metric Before After Backup coverage Read more…

Introduction DNS subdomain takeover remains one of the most overlooked but dangerous attack vectors, especially in organizations using cloud services or CI/CD workflows that dynamically manage DNS records. In this project, we developed a custom, provider-agnostic solution to detect and prevent subdomain takeover across all major DNS and cloud hosting providers. The Challenge The Solution 🧠Architecture Overview 🔍Detection Engine 🔄Provider Integration 📊Alerting & Dashboards 🔒Prevention & Remediation Results Metric Before After Subdomain visibility Partial, per team Centralized, cross-provider view Read more…

Introduction In today’s cybersecurity landscape, visibility is everything. As part of a SOC enhancement initiative, we designed and implemented a custom Grafana dashboard integrated with Wazuh, providing real-time insight into threats, authentication anomalies, and network behavior – all mapped to industry standards like MITRE ATT&CK. This solution has drastically improved the threat detection and response capabilities for the security operations team. The Challenge The Solution We designed a modular, data-rich Grafana dashboard built on top of Wazuh’s Elastic stack data, tailored for Read more…

Introduction CRIF, a global leader in credit and business information systems, traditionally deployed its core solution in monolithic environments. We were responsible for designing and implementing their first Kubernetes-based deployment, using Helm for automation, scalability, and portability. This was a pioneering implementation – the first time CRIF’s platform was launched on Kubernetes anywhere in their ecosystem. The Challenge Our Solution 🧠Architecture & Planning ⚙️Helm-Based Deployment 🔐Security & Compliance 📦CI/CD Integration The Results Conclusion This project laid the foundation Read more…

Introduction Migrating infrastructure between cloud providers is not only about changing platforms – it’s about redesigning for performance, availability, and observability. This case study details how we transitioned a legacy system from AWS to GCP, modernizing the full stack while respecting budget constraints. The Challenge The client’s existing setup on AWS was unstable, unscalable, and under-documented. Key limitations included: Project Constraints The Solution  🧠 Strategy & Architecture ⚙️ Modernization 📊 Observability 🧾 Documentation Results Metric Before Read more…

Introduction Organizations that issue or verify digital documents often need trusted timestamps for regulatory compliance and long-term integrity. This case study covers our deployment of Ascertia ADSS TSA for an enterprise that handles high-volume digital signatures. The Challenge The client lacked a Timestamping Authority (TSA), exposing them to legal risk in verifying when documents were signed. Requirements included: The Solution We designed and deployed a redundant Ascertia ADSS TSA cluster: The Results Conclusion A well-architected TSA provides essential legal and operational Read more…

Introduction For critical data systems, downtime is unacceptable. This case study outlines how we built a cross-datacenter, self-healing MySQL cluster using Percona XtraDB, providing fault tolerance and seamless replication between geographic regions. The Challenge The organization ran a monolithic MySQL instance serving analytics and financial data. Key pain points: The Solution We implemented a Percona XtraDB Cluster across two data centers: The Results Conclusion With Percona XtraDB and the right design, MySQL can be both distributed and highly available. Read more…