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What should an isolation plan for a legacy system include?
An isolation plan should say what is cut off, what is allowed, how you test it and who reviews it. A checklist with verification tests you can run.
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How should an agency isolate multiple clients' code, CI and credentials?
Keep each client's repos, secrets and deploy access separate so one leaked credential does not spread to other clients. An agency isolation checklist.
Oct 19, 20264 min read
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Is zero critical vulnerabilities a good security goal?
Zero criticals sounds clean but invites gaming and ignores context. See what to target instead: exposure, time to fix and exceptions with owners.
Oct 19, 20264 min read
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Is your vulnerability backlog really shrinking? Opened vs closed
A falling backlog can hide rising inflow or mass closures. Track opened versus closed per week, and how items were closed, to see the truth.
Oct 19, 20263 min read
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Is XSS on an admin-only page low risk? How to decide
XSS on an admin page is not automatically low risk. Who can inject, who views, and what the page can do decide severity. A four question rubric.
Oct 19, 20264 min read
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Is workflow_run a safer trigger than pull_request_target?
workflow_run separates privilege from untrusted code, but it can still be abused. How it works, what GitHub warns about, and when each trigger fits.
Oct 19, 20263 min read
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Is virtual patching enough for a legacy web application?
Virtual patching blocks known exploit patterns in front of an app you cannot change. It lowers risk but is not a fix. See where it works and where not.
Oct 19, 20264 min read
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Is Ubuntu 22.04 end of life? Standard and expanded maintenance dates
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS standard security maintenance ends May 2027, with expanded maintenance listed to May 2032. What to record and when to plan the move.
Oct 19, 20263 min read
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Is this security pull request really from a bot?
How a maintainer can tell a genuine Dependabot security pull request from a look-alike: author, label, commit signature, body, and changed files.
Oct 19, 20264 min read
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