Treating authentication as a feature to be added after the MVP creates architectural debt that cannot be paid without rewriting the system. For regulated environments, auth is not a feature. It is the foundation.
Disabling SSL verification to fix a certificate error during development created a production vulnerability that persisted for months. This is how small defaults become existential risks.
Container registries and artifact repositories have evolved from passive storage to active components of the software supply chain. This makes them targets for poisoning, substitution, and dependency confusion attacks.
The CRA makes third-country supply chain risk a binding legal obligation and classifies container runtimes as Class II products. This has architectural consequences for how organisations source and distribute container images.
The Cyber Resilience Act requires manufacturers to exercise due diligence on every third-party component they integrate, including open-source. Most organisations have no process for this.
The NIS2 Directive creates enforceable cybersecurity obligations for critical infrastructure operators. This article translates legal requirements into operational changes for platform teams.
Multi-tenant architectures are commonly treated as cost optimization strategies. For regulated systems, they are attack surface management problems requiring database-level isolation.
Hosting infrastructure in the EU does not automatically satisfy regulatory compliance obligations. This article explains the difference between location, control, and governance.
The CRA imposes specific technical obligations on software vendors. This article translates legal requirements into concrete engineering controls.