Alexander Modis Articles

For years I've thought about security the way most engineers do. Authentication, exposed APIs, infrastructure misconfiguration, leaked secrets, production monitoring.

“Secure by design” is one of those phrases everyone agrees sees important, but teams often interpret very differently. In many companies, security still appears near the end of delivery: after the feature is built, after the deadline pressure peaks, and right before release. At that point, security becomes a gate, not a design principle.