Malik Haidar has spent years in the trenches of multinational security, closing the distance between boardroom priorities and frontline incident response. He treats identity not just as a login but as a living system spanning humans, non-human services, and fast-moving agentic AI. In this
Windows RPC Trust Boundaries, Market Actors, and Why PhantomRPC Resonates Now When privileged Windows clients reach for familiar RPC servers that happen to be missing, the runtime’s willingness to accept a substitute responder can turn a routine call into an identity handoff that elevates l
The Shift Toward Threat-Informed Exposure Management For many years, the global cybersecurity industry operated under the persistent delusion that patching every single software vulnerability was a feasible or even desirable strategy for modern enterprise defense. This reactive posture, while
When a routine email notification masks a silent digital invasion, the line between corporate productivity and state-sponsored espionage begins to blur significantly for organizations across the globe. The Harvester threat group, previously known for its surgical strikes on Windows-based systems,
The global cybersecurity landscape has witnessed a remarkable transformation in recent years as sophisticated nation-state actors continuously recalibrate their operational priorities to match shifting geopolitical currents. One of the most persistent and adaptable of these groups, known as Mustang
Malik Haidar is a seasoned cybersecurity strategist who has spent years defending multinational corporations from sophisticated threat actors. He specializes in bridging the gap between deep technical vulnerabilities and business risk, making him an essential voice for understanding the recent
The global cybersecurity landscape has reached a critical juncture as the volume of reported software vulnerabilities continues to outpace the administrative capacity of federal oversight bodies. For decades, the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) served as the primary arbiter of
