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I Don’t Use One AI Coding Tool. I Run a Team of Them

70% of developers now run 2-4 AI coding tools together, not one. Here's how I split the work across a roster of specialized agents and models.

When Your Vendor Gets Hacked, So Do You

Third-party vendors now cause 48% of breaches. Nintendo and Accenture just proved that even giants get burned by someone else's security.

Your AI Coding Assistant Might Be the Vulnerability

Two July 2026 exploits show AI coding agents can be tricked into attacking your own machine. Plus: 45% of AI-written code has OWASP-level flaws.

Passkeys Are Replacing Passwords in 2026

FIDO Alliance counted 5 billion passkeys in active use by 2026. Here's what they actually are, how to set one up and why passwords aren't dead yet.

There’s No Such Thing as a ‘Digital Arrest’

Indians lost ₹22,845 crore (~$2.66B) to cyber fraud in 2024. The fake 'digital arrest' scam is spreading beyond India too. Here's how it works.

RBI Made .bank.in Mandatory. Nobody Secured It

IDRBT's .bank.in portal exposed 5,576 bank employee credentials for 13 months via open APIs. Here's why that breaks India's banking trust chain.

The Claude Code Setup Step You’re Probably Skipping

Anthropic's claude-code-setup plugin scans your codebase and adds project-specific hooks, MCP servers and skills in one prompt. Here's what it did on a real VS Code extension project.

Why Indian Marketing Spam Has No Off Switch

6% of TRAI DND-registered Indians still receive spam calls and SMS. Here's why the system fails and what the DPDP Act 2023 could fix by 2027.

The EU AI Act’s Clock Is Ticking. What Actually Changes on August 2.

Not every EU AI Act deadline moved. Article 50 transparency rules go live August 2, 2026: chatbot disclosures, AI content labeling, €15M fines. Here's what changes.

The ‘TRAI Officer’ Threatening Your SIM Card Isn’t from TRAI

India lost Rs 22,495 crore to cybercrime in 2025. That 'TRAI officer' calling about your SIM is a scam. Here's how tech support scams target Indian consumers.