security

Dealing With Large Payloads When Using Messaging Systems

Illustration by DAVID BOYNE Scaling a software product involves adopting architecture patterns that can handle increasing demands while maintaining performance, reliability, and…

Dave Berardi

September 11, 2024 · 4 min read

Architecture Process Security

Security Anti-Pattern: Firewall Frenzy (Firewalls, Firewalls Everywhere!)

This article is one of a series of security anti-patterns commonly found in our experience and during technical due diligences for investors, and workshops with our clients. A…

Pete Ferguson

June 7, 2022 · 4 min read

Leadership Security

Security anti-pattern: Gatekeeper – i.e. Department of “No”

This is the second in a multi-part series on information security anti-patterns. Too often in our technical due diligence and workshop engagements we encounter development teams…

Pete Ferguson

April 18, 2022 · 4 min read

Security

Security Anti-Pattern: Checklist Compliance

This article is the first in a multi-part series on information security anti-patterns. I recall well when I first started out in physical security and the concept of PCI compliance…

Pete Ferguson

March 29, 2022 · 4 min read

SaaS Organization Process Security

Transforming to SaaS is not just a technology change

Transforming a traditional on-premises product and company to a SaaS model is currently in vogue and has many broad-reaching benefits for both producers and consumers of services.…

AKF

June 19, 2019 · 4 min read

Architecture Security

The Scale Cube: Achieve Security Through Scalability

If AKF Partners had to be known for one thing and one thing only it would be the Scale Cube. An ingenious little model designed for companies to identify how scalable they are…

AKF

May 14, 2019 · 3 min read

Security

5 Statements That Should Get CISOs Fired

Our typical assessment goes something like this: We spend 1.75 days with an energized product team comprised of engineers and product managers. We feel the passion and engagement…

Marty Abbott

March 6, 2019 · 4 min read

Architecture Technical Diligence SaaS Leadership Organization Process Product Big Data Security

The AKF Difference

During the last 12 years, many prospective clients have asked us some variation of the following questions: “What makes you different?”, “Why should we consider hiring you?”,…

Marty Abbott

December 4, 2018 · 4 min read

Security

The Elusive Data Breach

“but in this world nothing can be said to be certain, except death and taxes.” -Benjamin Franklin...and data breaches. Given the era that Benjamin Franklin lived in the concept…

AKF

November 15, 2018 · 5 min read

Technical Diligence Leadership Process Product Security

Are you compromised?

It’s important to acknowledge that a core competency for hackers is hiding their tracks and maintaining dormancy for long periods of time after they’ve infiltrated an environment.…

AKF

September 14, 2018 · 2 min read

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security

Dealing With Large Payloads When Using Messaging Systems

Security Anti-Pattern: Firewall Frenzy (Firewalls, Firewalls Everywhere!)

Security anti-pattern: Gatekeeper – i.e. Department of “No”

Security Anti-Pattern: Checklist Compliance

Transforming to SaaS is not just a technology change

The Scale Cube: Achieve Security Through Scalability

5 Statements That Should Get CISOs Fired

The AKF Difference

The Elusive Data Breach

Are you compromised?

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