Alex Williams Alex Williams is a seasoned full-stack developer and the former owner of Hosting Data UK. After graduating from the University of London with a Masters Degree in IT, Alex worked as a developer, leading various projects for clients from all over the world for almost 10 years. Alex has recently switched to being an independent IT consultant and started his technical copywriting career.
Alex Williams
The Quiet Security Risk Hiding Inside Your SaaS Stack
Alex Williams | | Cloud Security, identity and access management, SaaS Governance, SaaS Security, SaaS Sprawl
SaaS sprawl is quietly expanding enterprise attack surfaces. Learn how permissions, integrations and orphaned accounts create hidden security risk ... Read More
Security Boulevard
Security Metrics That Actually Predict a Breach
Alex Williams | | Access Governance, Alert Fatigue, credential reuse, identity and access management, Security Metrics
Identity drift, stale access paths, alert fatigue, and risky change patterns are the security metrics most likely to predict a breach ... Read More
Security Boulevard
The Real Cost of CryptojackingÂ
Alex Williams | | cloud cost increase, cloud infrastructure protection, Cloud Security, CPU overuse, Cryptojacking, cryptomining malware, cybersecurity incidents, cybersecurity threats, data exfiltration, DevSecOps, enterprise security, GPU mining, IAM misconfiguration, infrastructure compromise, IT governance, Performance Degradation, proactive monitoring, ransomware risk, resource hijacking, system resilience, threat detection
Cryptojacking silently hijacks compute power, inflates cloud bills, and erodes performance. Beyond financial losses, it exposes deep security risks, damages reputation, and drains productivity—making proactive detection and prevention essential for every organization ... Read More
Security Boulevard
How Digital Identification Could Be the Key to Inclusive and Economic Growth?
A digital ID is a digitized representation of legal identity, and unlike traditional paper-based IDs, digital identification allows for remote verification via digital channels. In this article, we’ll look at how digital identification can help with growth on an economic level ... Read More
The Pros & Cons of Reusable Digital Identity: What You Need To Know
Keeping track of multiple digital identities is cumbersome and may lead users to adopt risky practices (like duplicating passwords) just so they can remember them. A better way to deal with it is reusable digital identities. And as the technology matures, the upsides will only increase ... Read More

