The Promise Cloudflare’s outage did not just take down a fifth of the Internet. It exposed a truth we often avoid in engineering: complex systems rarely fail because of bad code. They fail because of the invisible assumptions we build into them. This piece cuts past the memes, the Rust blame game and the instant …
Introduction: The Statistic That Shook the AI World When headlines screamed that 95% of AI projects fail, the internet erupted. Boards panicked, investors questioned their bets, and LinkedIn filled with hot takes. The claim, sourced from an MIT NANDA report, became a viral talking point across Fortune, Axios, Forbes, and Tom’s Hardware (some of my …
It started innocently enough. Morning coffee, post-workout calm, a quick “Computer, drop in on my son.” Instead of his sleepy grin, I got the polite but dreaded: “There is an error. Please try again later.” -Alexa (i call it “Computer” as a wannabe Capt of NCC1701E) Moments later, I realised it wasn’t my internet or …
A Chink in Palantir and Anduril’s Armour? Govini and Others Are Unsheathing the Sword When Silicon Valley Code Marches to War A U.S. Army Chinook rises over Gyeonggi Province, carrying not only soldiers and equipment but streams of battlefield telemetry, encrypted packets of sight, sound and position. Below, sensors link to vehicles, commanders to drones, …
When a Single Phishing Click Becomes a Global Vulnerability – Meet the Supply Chain’s Weakest Link 1. Phishing-Driven Attack on npm Packages On 8 September 2025, maintainer Qix fell victim to a highly convincing phishing email from [email protected], which led to unauthorised password reset and takeover of his account. Attackers injected malicious code into at …
Opening Scene: The Unthinkable Inside Your Digital Fortress Imagine standing before a vault that holds every secret of your organisation. It is solid, silent and built to withstand brute force. Yet, one day you discover someone walked straight in. No alarms. No credentials. No trace of a break-in. That is what the security community woke …
I. Introduction: The Unseen Empire For years, Palantir has been the enigma of Silicon Valley. Once known for its secretive, high-stakes data work with intelligence agencies, it evolved into a cultural force, the nucleus of what many call the “Palantir Mafia.” As explored in previous pieces like Inside the Palantir Mafia: Secrets to Succeeding in …
Build Smarter, Ship Faster: Engineering Efficiency and Security with Pre-Commit In high-velocity engineering teams, the biggest bottlenecks aren’t always technical; they are organisational. Inconsistent code quality, wasted CI cycles, and preventable security leaks silently erode your delivery speed and reliability. This is where pre-commit transforms from a utility to a discipline. This guide unpacks how …
The Oracle Cloud breach didn’t just expose 140,000 tenants, it revealed the silent danger of transitive trust across SaaS ecosystems. This post analyses the breach, outlines what could’ve been done, and offers a practical response guide for engineering and security teams. Featuring tools, trust graphs, and lessons for the road ahead.
The AI-driven SaaS boom, powered by code generation, agentic workflows and rapid orchestration layers, is producing 5-person teams with £10M+ in ARR. This breakneck scale and productivity is impressive, but it’s also hiding a dangerous truth: many of these startups are operating without a secure software supply chain. In most cases, these teams either lack …
