Babar Khan Akhunzada leads security strategy, offensive operations. Babar has been featured in 25-Under-25 and has been to BlackHat, OWASP, BSides premiere conferences as a speaker.
NESA
Dubai’s regulatory environment is not just federal it is operationally local. While the National Electronic Security Authority (NESA) is a UAE-level authority, how NESA compliance applies in Dubai is shaped by Dubai-specific regulators, sector oversight bodies, and audit expectations. This distinction matters. Organizations searching for NESA Dubai, NESA compliance
Nessus is an excellent vulnerability scanning engine. It is fast, comprehensive, and widely trusted for identifying security issues across networks and cloud environments. However, Nessus reports are not designed to be shared directly with clients. Security consultants, penetration testers, and internal security teams quickly discover that raw Nessus reports create
Tool
Nessus is one of the most widely used vulnerability scanners for identifying security issues across networks, cloud environments, and applications. While running a scan is straightforward, understanding the Nessus report is where most teams struggle. Nessus reports are verbose by design. A single scan can generate thousands of findings, many
Nessus
After running a Nessus scan, most teams face a common frustration: the exported .nessus XML or JSON file is huge, hierarchical, and nearly impossible to read without specialized tools. Analysts often find themselves scrolling through thousands of lines of raw XML, reading the report and trying to locate the critical
EU Compliance
As of late 2025, cumulative penalties under the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation have exceeded €6.7 billion across more than 2,600 enforcement actions, with violations ranging from insufficient legal bases for processing to weak security measures and inadequate transparency. Spain, Italy, and Ireland stand out as enforcement
DORA
In the context of the Digital Operational Resilience Act (DORA), simply knowing the regulation exists is not enough. A DORA gap analysis methodology provides a structured way to map internal controls and practices against regulatory expectations, identify shortfalls, and establish a clear path from current state to regulatory alignment. This
DORA
The Digital Operational Resilience Act (DORA) is a landmark EU regulation that fundamentally changes how financial entities must demonstrate digital operational resilience, including robust systems for managing ICT risks, major incident reporting, resilience testing, and third-party oversight. The regulation entered into force on 17 January 2025, and its requirements are
SOC 2
A familiar situation is playing out across the Dutch SaaS ecosystem. A growing company closes a major enterprise deal in the US, starts conversations with international investors, or enters a procurement cycle with a regulated customer. Then the question comes up: “Can you share your SOC 2 Type II report?
Penetration testing remains a cornerstone of enterprise cybersecurity strategy but many organisations still make avoidable mistakes that waste budget and leave critical gaps open to attackers. Despite sophisticated security stacks, 51% of enterprises reported a breach in the last 24 months, many involving vulnerabilities pentesting failed to identify or address.
Red Teaming
In the fast-paced world of startups, every decision can make or break growth. While founders often concentrate on product development, fundraising, and scaling operations, one critical area is frequently overlooked: cybersecurity. A red team engagement is a simulated, real-world attack designed to identify vulnerabilities across your systems, processes, and people