Ground Truth
Essays and case studies on the global cloud security and AI guardrail engineering landscape — perspective, analysis, and real threat scenarios from a Malaysian and ASEAN context.
This series is different from regular technical notes. No tutorials. No walkthroughs.
This is writing about why things happen, who makes the decisions, and what we should think about as engineers working inside this reality.
Two formats, one series:
Essay — argument, analysis, perspective on where the global landscape is heading. Reading time 8–12 min.
Case Study — deep investigation into real events, threat scenarios, and actual infrastructure in Malaysia and the ASEAN region. Reading time 12–18 min.
| # | Title | Format | Focus |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Identity Is the New Perimeter | Essay | Snowflake, MGM, Scattered Spider — the identity-first attack era |
| 02 | Guardrail Vendors vs Production Reality | Essay | AWS, Azure, Google — the gaps they don’t put in the official docs |
| 03 | The World Is Writing AI Law | Essay | EU AI Act, Malaysia AI Governance Bill — what engineers actually need to know |
| 04 | Malaysia’s Military AI Infrastructure 2026 | Case Study | PSPN 2026-2030, PSEP, STRIDE, CL-STA-1062 — real threats, attack scenarios |
| 05 | Malaysia’s Military AI Push | Case Study | TactiDrone’s offline AI and the cloud-security blind spots behind it |
| 06 | CSA’s 2026 Top Threats | Essay | Identity overtakes infrastructure, AI enters the ranking for the first time |
This series will grow. Format follows the topic — if something needs an argument, it becomes an essay; if there’s real data and events to investigate, it becomes a case study.