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mTLS Explained: How Mutual TLS Works and What to Monitor

mTLS Explained: How Mutual TLS Works and What to Monitor

What mutual TLS (mTLS) is, how two-way certificate authentication differs from regular TLS, and how to monitor client certs so they don't cause outages.

June 23, 2026 6 min read
Incoming Webhook Monitoring: Retries and Security

Incoming Webhook Monitoring: Retries and Security

Monitor incoming webhook receipt, signature verification, queue age, processing outcomes, duplicates and provider retries without exposing secrets.

May 26, 2026 12 min read
TLS Configuration Monitoring: Cipher, Chain, OCSP & CT Logs
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TLS Configuration Monitoring: Cipher, Chain, OCSP & CT Logs

Monitor TLS versions, ciphers, certificate chains, SANs, OCSP stapling, CT logs, and HSTS without treating expiry as the only failure mode.

May 22, 2026 9 min read
HTTP Security Header Monitoring: Detect CSP, HSTS, and CORS Drift
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HTTP Security Header Monitoring: Detect CSP, HSTS, and CORS Drift

Monitor production HTTP security headers and detect CSP, HSTS, CORS, framing, and MIME-sniffing policy drift after every deployment using external checks.

May 20, 2026 9 min read
DDoS Monitoring: Detect Attacks, Protect the Origin, and Verify Recovery
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DDoS Monitoring: Detect Attacks, Protect the Origin, and Verify Recovery

Detect DDoS traffic, distinguish attacks from legitimate spikes, monitor edge and origin pressure, and verify mitigation without false alerts in production.

May 15, 2026 18 min read
SOC 2 Monitoring Evidence for Availability Controls

SOC 2 Monitoring Evidence for Availability Controls

Design SOC 2 monitoring evidence around service commitments, scoped controls, alert operation, exceptions, incident response, retention, and auditor sampling.

April 12, 2026 10 min read
Website Security Monitoring for Defacement and Malware
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Website Security Monitoring for Defacement and Malware

Detect suspicious content, scripts, redirects, DNS, and certificate changes—and know when to add CSP, scanning, logs, and EDR to external monitoring.

March 22, 2026 10 min read
SSL Certificate Expiration: The Preventable Outage

SSL Certificate Expiration: The Preventable Outage

Prevent TLS certificate expiry with inventory, renewal verification, external checks, and escalation before browsers and API clients reject connections.

December 4, 2025 7 min read

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