It Reads Better Than It Decides

A chatbot that invents a fact says it to one person, once. A connector that invents a fact writes it into the graph, where it looks exactly like the true ones. So I let the model read, and took away its ability to decide.

September 30, 2026 · 15 min

Cozy Bear, The Dukes, and APT29 Walk Into a Database

One hacking group can carry half a dozen names. Merging them is easy until you merge two different groups by accident — which I did, ten times, including two pairs of state bodies from different countries.

May 7, 2026 · 14 min

I'm Ashwin. I build the engineering that lets organizations get ahead of attacks, and write about the decisions behind it.

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