https://salmantabrez.com/blog Cloud security, IAM, DevSecOps and AI security writing by Salman Tabrez. en-us https://salmantabrez.com/og/blog.jpghttps://salmantabrez.com/blog https://salmantabrez.com/blog/first-login-before-day-one-hiring-identity-proofing https://salmantabrez.com/blog/first-login-before-day-one-hiring-identity-proofing Tue, 13 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMT IAM & Identity Security A remote hire passed a background check, reference calls and four video interviews, and turned out not to exist. Hiring is an identity-proofing problem, and most companies treat it like paperwork. Here is the defense in layers, and what it means if you are the one applying. https://salmantabrez.com/blog/identity-and-access-management-playbook https://salmantabrez.com/blog/identity-and-access-management-playbook Fri, 02 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMT IAM & Identity Security Hackers don't break in, they log in. Learn what identity and access management is, why it matters, the latest breach data, and a free roadmap to a high-paying IAM career. https://salmantabrez.com/blog/the-new-insider-ai-security https://salmantabrez.com/blog/the-new-insider-ai-security Mon, 25 May 2026 12:00:00 GMT AI Security A senior security engineer's deep dive into why AI agents break the assumptions underneath everything we've built — and how to govern them with the fundamentals we already know. https://salmantabrez.com/blog/why-iam-is-the-center-of-modern-security https://salmantabrez.com/blog/why-iam-is-the-center-of-modern-security Tue, 05 May 2026 12:00:00 GMT IAM & Identity Security A deep dive into why Identity and Access Management has become the foundation of enterprise security — and why the non-human identity explosion makes it the defining challenge of 2026.