Articles

Identity-to-data security thinking.

Notes on Identity Progression Attacks, lateral movement, and why cloud security needs to model movement toward sensitive data.

Assume credentials will leak. Detect movement toward data

Why the CISA credential exposure is a reminder to monitor valid identity activity as it moves toward sensitive data.

What APRA's AI letter means for Australian security leaders

Why APRA's AI letter makes AI security an operational-resilience question for regulated Australian organisations.

What the Canvas breach says about SaaS blast radius

Why SaaS breach response needs to answer what an attacker could reach before the final scope is confirmed.

The real breach starts before attackers exfiltrate data

Why security teams need to detect attacker progression before confirmed data loss.

What are Identity Progression Attacks?

A practical definition of Identity Progression Attacks and why defenders need to detect movement from foothold to high-value target.

Supply chain attacks are a credential theft problem

Why software supply chain compromises often become fast-moving identity-to-data attacks once credentials are stolen.

Why we're building vec0

Why vec0 models attacker progression through identities, permissions, and systems as paths toward sensitive data.