Rakesh Inamdar

Perhaps you’ve considered adopting zero trust as a guiding principle for building a secure environment-and perhaps it all seems a little overwhelming. If you’re looking for a practical guide to getting it done, this ebook is for you. This reference architecture-style guide covers the seven elements of zero trust and criteria a user must clear after initiating a request and before a connection is granted. Read this ebook to discover the definitive, modern path for creating a fast, reliable, and easy-to-operate zero trust architecture. https://lnkd.in/d8F_Zp6p #ZeroTrustArchitecture #CyberDefense #SecurityEbook #ITLeadership #Zscaler #EnterpriseSecurity #SecureByDesign #CloudSecurity #SecurityTransformation #NetworkArchitecture #CYBER1Solutions #CYBER1 #Cybersecurity

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Browsers have become the biggest attack surface where compliance, visibility, and data protection all converge. A proxy security strategy is no longer optional. It’s how modern organizations enforce Zero Trust, strengthen ISO compliance alignment, and stop breaches before they happen. Discover how Proxy integrates with SASE See why unmanaged browsing costs companies millions every year Learn how to design a scalable, compliant proxy framework for hybrid teams read the full guide https://lnkd.in/dJARdp-s #Cybersecurity #ProxySecurity #SASE #ISO27001 #ZeroTrust #Compliance #CloudSecurity #NetworkSecurity #SMB #Secithub #TechLeaders #DataProtection #BrowserSecurity #EnterpriseIT #InfoSec

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Modern attacks move fast. Your defenses need to move faster. Today’s hybrid attackers operate across domains, leverage identities, and bypass traditional tools with ease. In our latest report, we break down how AI is being applied to detect, prioritize, and disrupt these sophisticated threats before they escalate. Download your copy: https://lnkd.in/eFQy6UDG

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Most cyber programs still run on a once-a-year ritual. 📅 • Assess. • Report. • Deliver a PDF. Go quiet for 11 months. That model doesn’t break because teams are lazy. It breaks because annual assessments were never designed for growing firms. High-performing teams are moving to something else entirely • Continuous visibility instead of annual snapshots • Living risk data instead of static reports • Ongoing prioritization instead of year-end fire drills And no this doesn’t mean hiring more analysts. It means changing how risk data is captured, structured, and reused. When assessments feed a central risk model, visibility compounds automatically. That’s where platforms like Vectra View come in. Not as another “GRC tool”… But as a delivery engine that turns one assessment into continuous insight. Same team. Same clients. Radically better signal. The question isn’t whether continuous risk is better. It’s whether your current workflow can ever support it. #CyberSecurity #GRC #vCISO #CyberConsulting #RiskManagement #ContinuousRisk #MSSP #SecurityLeadership

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🌥️ Wednesday Thoughts: Capacity, Quotas & the Realities of Cloud Strategy (Mainly because I’ve been up since 4:30am and struggling to nap on the train) Over the past few weeks, many of us have been navigating the ripple effects of Azure capacity constraints. This is showing quota requests stuck in manual review, SKUs unavailable in certain regions, and the knock‑on impact this has on delivery timelines and stakeholder expectations. It’s a reminder that even the most mature cloud platforms operate within physical limits. When auto‑approval stalls because a datacentre is simply at capacity, it forces an uncomfortable but necessary conversation: Are we architecting for the cloud we want, or the cloud that actually exists? For me, this situation highlights two strategic truths: 1️⃣ Hybrid Cloud Isn’t a Compromise, it’s a Resilience Strategy On‑prem and colocation environments often get framed as “legacy,” but moments like this show their value. • They provide predictable capacity. • They reduce dependency on a single provider’s regional constraints. • They give organisations a buffer when cloud elasticity becomes cloud rigidity. A well‑designed hybrid model isn’t about hedging bets, it’s about ensuring continuity. 2️⃣ Azure Local & Edge Deployments Are Becoming More Than Niche Azure Local and edge solutions offer a compelling middle ground: • Cloud‑consistent services • Localised compute • Reduced latency • Independence from regional capacity bottlenecks For workloads that demand guaranteed availability or low‑latency performance, these models are starting to look less like “special cases” and more like smart defaults. 3️⃣ The Real Question: What Does ‘Cloud‑Ready’ Actually Mean? Being cloud‑ready isn’t just about refactoring apps or adopting managed services. It’s about designing for: • Flexibility • Operational resilience • Multi‑path scaling options If your scaling strategy relies on a single region always having capacity… that’s not a strategy. That’s a hope. Which for at least this year may even be a fantasy. As we head into the rest of the week, it’s worth asking ourselves and wider teams: Are our architectures built to withstand the realities of global demand, or are we unintentionally designing for ideal conditions? Hybrid, local, and edge aren’t signs of stepping back from cloud, they’re signs of maturing within it. Or just giving more options and a Plan B. Happy Wednesday, and here’s to building systems that bend, not break. 🌐💡Let hope I sleep for more than a few hours tonight or we may have an even more philosophical post tomorrow. #CloudStrategy #HybridCloud #AzureArchitecture #DigitalResilience #CloudCapacityPlanning

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The shift from cloud-first to cloud-smart isn’t a reversal, it’s a correction. When 20%+ of cloud spend is underutilized, the conversation naturally moves from velocity and agility to transparency and sustainability. The organizations doing this well are clear on one thing: • Cloud for speed, scale, and innovation • Well-run data centers for steady, long-lived, predictable workloads Hybrid isn’t a failure of cloud strategy. It’s what happens when economics, resilience, and operational reality catch up with ambition. #CIO #TechLeadership https://lnkd.in/g7jf_vbh

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𝐖𝐞𝐞𝐤𝐞𝐧𝐝 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐣𝐞𝐜𝐭 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐂𝐥𝐚𝐮𝐝𝐞. I spent some time this weekend building and deploying my first production-grade MCP server. The idea was simple: make it easy to search U.S. healthcare providers using natural language — without needing API keys or a lot of setup. Even though not much innovation here, the thrill was building a production-grade system over two days from idea conception to full deployment. It connects to the public National Provider Identifier (NPI) data and translates plain language queries into structured provider searches. A few things it can do: - Find doctors by location, specialty, or name - Translate natural queries like “pediatrician in Boston” into the right taxonomy codes - Pull provider data directly from the NPI registry API Combine semantic search + provider lookup for more flexible results Example prompt to Claude: “Find me 3 cardiologists in Boston, MA.” Under the hood: Python • FastAPI • FAISS vector search • sentence-transformers • Redis caching • deployed on Render I also exposed three MCP tools: - search_providers — find providers by location or specialty - resolve_taxonomy — translate natural language → taxonomy codes - semantic_search — combined RAG + provider search If you’re experimenting with MCP servers, you can plug it into Claude / IDEs or call it programmatically. URL: https://lnkd.in/eRWWndGr GitHub: https://lnkd.in/eaxAcR6B Data source (public CMS API): https://lnkd.in/eRD3g6m8 I’ll write a longer Medium post about the build experience soon.

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Patch management doesn’t have to be complicated when you know the right steps. Here’s a visual breakdown of how Patchifi simplifies the journey from vulnerability to remediation.🚀

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SailPoint introduces AI-powered capabilities to secure human and machine identities New features deliver real-time governance, privileged access visibility and expanded security for AI agents and machine identities.

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Free Guide! The EASY Roadmap to NIST & CMMC Compliance for Engineers and Architects Learn how AEC firms simplify compliance, reduce risk, and stay competitive before security gaps cost you contracts. ⬇️ Download in the comments #AECIndustry #CyberCompliance #CMMC

Free Guide! The EASY Roadmap to NIST & CMMC Compliance for Engineers and Architects Learn how AEC firms simplify compliance, reduce risk, and stay competitive before security gaps cost you contracts. ⬇️ Download in the comments #AECIndustry #CyberCompliance #CMMC

Shadow AI, unmanaged SaaS, and invisible access paths are quietly expanding the enterprise attack surface. Traditional controls weren’t designed for this level of sprawl or speed. Shadow IQ delivers enterprise grade visibility across SaaS, Cloud, Identity, and SAP without agents, without disruption. With unified risk insight across platforms like SAP, Entra, Okta, AWS, and GCP, security teams can finally: Detect Shadow IT and unsanctioned AI usage Understand access risk across identities and endpoints. Reduce operational overhead through automation Support IAM, GRC, and Zero Trust initiatives with confidence. Because in 2026, visibility is the control plane. #CISO #CyberSecurity #EnterpriseSecurity #ShadowAI #IAM #GRC #ZeroTrust #RiskManagement #CloudSecurity #SaaSSecurity #IdentitySecurity #SecurityLeadership #DigitalRisk #AIsecurity

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Identity and Access Management (IAM) is a key guardrail for secure access. This guide explains core IAM components, how they protect resources, and why they are foundational to Zero Trust security strategies. Read the breakdown: http://oal.lu/I9q5t #IAM #ZeroTrust #Security

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Identity and Access Management (IAM) is a key guardrail for secure access. This guide explains core IAM components, how they protect resources, and why they are foundational to Zero Trust security strategies. Read the breakdown: http://oal.lu/Mhwr5 #IAM #ZeroTrust #Security

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Identity and Access Management (IAM) is a key guardrail for secure access. This guide explains core IAM components, how they protect resources, and why they are foundational to Zero Trust security strategies. Read the breakdown: http://oal.lu/Q1obO #IAM #ZeroTrust #Security

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