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Alex Vakulov
Alex Vakulov is a cybersecurity researcher with over 25 years of experience in malware analysis. Alex has strong malware removal skills. He is writing for numerous tech-related publications sharing his security experience. Alex is assisting organizations in making informed decisions to secure their data and assets effectively.

Access Controls Validate Identity. They Cannot Validate Intent. With AI Agents, That Distinction Is Now Critical

Access Controls Validate Identity. They Cannot Validate Intent. With AI Agents, That Distinction Is Now Critical

Alex Vakulov | June 15, 2026 | Agentic AI, AI agent security, identity and access management, prompt injection, runtime governance
Access controls can confirm who or what is allowed to act. They cannot always tell whether the action makes sense. That gap becomes dangerous with AI agents, which can call tools, trigger workflows, and make decisions. The problem is that agents may do all this before anyone gets the chance ... Read More
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12 Strategic Mistakes in CNAPP Selection and How to Avoid Them 

Alex Vakulov | May 11, 2026 | Agentless Scanning, attack path analysis, ciem, cloud governance, Cloud Security, Cloud-Native Protection, cnapp, cspm, CWPP, DevSecOps, runtime security, vulnerability prioritization
Cloud-native application protection platform (CNAPP) emerged as a response to cloud security breaking under its own complexity.  Organizations deployed CSPM for configuration, CWPP for workloads, CIEM for identity and separate tools for code and data. Each produced findings in isolation, but few could reliably explain how those findings connected into real attack ... Read More
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Monitoring Legitimate Bot Traffic is Now a Cybersecurity Requirement 

Alex Vakulov | March 11, 2026 | agentic systems, AI crawlers, API traffic, automated fraud, bot detection, bot management, bot mitigation, cost management, credential stuffing, Cybersecurity, Data Governance, ddos, denial of wallet, enforcement, governance, Intellectual Property, legal risk, legitimate bots, licensing, long term visibility, malicious bots, Monitoring, publishers, Rate Limiting, Scraping, Supply Chain Risk, Third Party Risk, traffic analytics, visibility
AI-driven and “legitimate” bots now make up a growing share of web traffic, blurring the line between value and risk. Security teams must treat bot traffic as a governance, cost, and cyber supply chain issue, guided by long-term visibility and analytics ... Read More
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Why Strong Search Engine and AI Visibility Depends on Strong Security 

Alex Vakulov | September 23, 2025 | Content Integrity, cybersecurity for SEO, HTTPS ranking factor, incident response SEO, secure DNS, SEO and NIST framework, SEO security, SEO spam, web hosting security, website performance optimization
SEO and cybersecurity are now inseparable. Learn how site performance, trust signals, and attack surface management impact rankings and digital trust ... Read More
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App Store Security Threats in 2025: Why Hackers Target Mobile Ecosystems 

Alex Vakulov | June 16, 2025 | App store malware, Data breach, fake apps, mobile app security, Mobile Threats
In 2025, app store security threats have reached unprecedented levels, driven by increasingly sophisticated cybercriminal tactics and expanding attack surfaces ... Read More
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Modern Strategies for IoT Device Fingerprinting

Modern Strategies for IoT Device Fingerprinting

Alex Vakulov | August 31, 2024 | fingerprinting, iot
The widespread adoption of IoT devices has created new cybersecurity challenges, including those related to external attack surface management ... Read More
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Deepfake Threats and Biometric Security Vulnerabilities

Deepfake Threats and Biometric Security Vulnerabilities

Alex Vakulov | July 10, 2024 | biometric, cybercriminals, deepfakes, digital injection, face swaps, Injection Attacks, presentation attacks
Grasping how biometric attacks work is crucial for organizations to make informed decisions based on actual threat intelligence ... Read More
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Stepping Into the Attacker's Shoes: The Strategic Power of Red Teaming (Insights from the Field)

Stepping Into the Attacker’s Shoes: The Strategic Power of Red Teaming (Insights from the Field)

Alex Vakulov | June 26, 2024 | Information Security, Red Team, Red Teaming, SOC
Red Teaming security assessments aim to demonstrate to clients how attackers in the real world might link together various exploits and attack methods to reach their objectives ... Read More
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Stepping Into the Attacker's Shoes: The Strategic Power of Red Teaming

Stepping Into the Attacker’s Shoes: The Strategic Power of Red Teaming

Alex Vakulov | May 13, 2024 | Information Security, Penetration Testing, Red Team, Red Teaming, SOC
Red Teaming exercises bring in a team of reliable experts who can demonstrate what your organization's cybersecurity really looks like. Here’s how they work ... Read More
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How to Streamline the Vulnerability Management Life Cycle

Alex Vakulov | March 11, 2024 | Information Security, software-vulnerabilities, System Vulnerabilities, vulnerability, Vulnerability Management
Establishing a vulnerability management process is a crucial part of an organization's cybersecurity strategy and demands thoughtful planning ... Read More
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