Niranjan Kumar Sharma

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Niranjan Kumar Sharma is a software engineer with over 11 years of experience leading software engineering and security architecture projects. He focuses on identity governance, cloud-native security and the intersection of DevOps and risk management.

Articles by Niranjan Kumar Sharma

Why Kubernetes controllers are the perfect backdoor

Your Kubernetes automation could be working against you. Malicious controllers create "ghost" sidecars that survive restarts and hide in plain sight.

By Niranjan Kumar Sharma

Mar 30, 2026 6 mins

Cloud Security Security

The ephemeral infrastructure paradox: Why short-lived systems need stronger identity governance

By Niranjan Kumar Sharma

Feb 12, 2026 9 mins

Access Control Identity and Access Management Security

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Rolling the cyber dice with open-source and open-weight AI models

By Francis Brero

Oct 2, 202610 mins

Artificial IntelligenceData and Information SecuritySecurity

EU Cyber Resilience Act ‘completely kills’ manual vulnerability triage

Oct 2, 20266 mins

Laws and RegulationsTechnology IndustryThreat and Vulnerability Management

Google makes Gemini 4 AI model available to a trusted few

By Nidhi Singal

Oct 1, 20265 mins

Artificial IntelligenceSecurity

Why Email Still Works for Attackers

By Joan Goodchild

Sep 30, 20266 mins

The Evolving CISO: AI, Leadership and the Future of Cybersecurity

By Joan Goodchild

Sep 24, 20266 mins

Why Security Debt May Be a Bigger Risk Than Security Spend

By Joan Goodchild

Sep 10, 202616 mins

Why Email Still Works for Attackers

By Joan Goodchild

Sep 30, 20266 mins

The Evolving CISO: AI, Leadership and the Future of Cybersecurity

By Joan Goodchild

Sep 24, 20266 mins

Why Security Debt May Be a Bigger Risk Than Security Spend

By Joan Goodchild

Sep 10, 202616 mins