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Designing Secure API Tokens with NIST CSF 2.0: Working Backward from Protect and Detect
Security 2026-10-12

Designing Secure API Tokens with NIST CSF 2.0: Working Backward from Protect and Detect

Design an API token feature such as Personal Access Tokens (PATs) by working backward from the six NIST CSF 2.0 Functions (Govern, Identify, Protect, Detect, Respond, Recover). Covers the DB schema, token format, scope checks, anomaly detection, secret scanning, and revocation with code examples.

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Prerequisite Knowledge Before Starting a Risk Assessment
Security 2026-08-21

Prerequisite Knowledge Before Starting a Risk Assessment

A single map of the prerequisite knowledge worth having before you start a risk assessment. Starting from assets, threats, vulnerabilities, and risk, it places NIST SP 800-30, ISO/IEC 27005, OWASP ASVS, NIST SP 800-63B, and CVSS v4.0, through to threat modeling and MITRE ATT&CK.

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