Eckhart Mehler

Eckhart Mehler

Hamburg, Germany
Global CISO advising leadership teams on cybersecurity, governance, resilience, and emerging technology risks. Working across international environments where security, regulation, geopolitics, and digital transformation increasingly converge.
12
Jun
DevSecOps

DevSecOps

DevSecOps makes security part of cloud development, not a late-stage checkpoint. This article explains how shift-left controls, security as code, CI/CD gates, cloud-native tools and culture enable secure innovation at scale.
5 min read
12
Jun
Serverless Computing

Serverless Computing

Serverless computing reduces infrastructure burden but creates new security risks. This article explains how event-driven attack surfaces, weak permissions, supply-chain flaws, cost abuse and limited visibility must be managed.
4 min read
12
Jun
Red Team vs. Blue Team

Red Team vs. Blue Team

Red and Blue Team simulations turn cloud security from theory into operational readiness. This article explains how realistic adversarial exercises expose IAM gaps, improve detection, sharpen response and strengthen cloud resilience.
4 min read
12
Jun
Cobalt Strike in the Cloud

Cobalt Strike in the Cloud

Cobalt Strike in the cloud turns identity gaps, ephemeral workloads and weak monitoring into attacker advantage. This article explains how CISOs can detect beacons, harden IAM, contain lateral movement and prepare cloud-specific response.
3 min read
12
Jun
Threat Hunting in Cloud Environments

Threat Hunting in Cloud Environments

Cloud threat hunting moves security from reactive alerts to proactive detection. This article explains how asset visibility, telemetry, IAM analysis, hypotheses, automation and continuous iteration strengthen cloud resilience.
5 min read
12
Jun
Phishing in the Cloud

Phishing in the Cloud

Cloud phishing exploits identity, SaaS trust and the shared responsibility model. This article explains why cloud environments are especially vulnerable — and how Zero Trust, stronger MFA, IAM discipline and awareness reduce exposure.
4 min read
12
Jun
API Security in the Cloud

API Security in the Cloud

APIs are the connective tissue of cloud ecosystems — and one of their most underestimated risks. This article explains how weak authentication, BOLA, missing rate limits and poor monitoring turn integration into exposure.
4 min read
12
Jun
Security Awareness in the Workplace for the Cloud

Security Awareness in the Workplace for the Cloud

Cloud security awareness must go beyond annual training. This article shows how role-based learning, Zero Trust, Shadow IT transparency and security champions can turn employees into an active line of defense.
4 min read
12
Jun
Mastering Microsoft 365 Licensing for Security, Compliance, and Cost Control

Mastering Microsoft 365 Licensing for Security, Compliance, and Cost Control

Microsoft 365 licensing is not just a cost issue — it shapes security, compliance and resilience. This series helps CISOs and CIOs align E3, E5, Azure and add-ons with risk, governance and strategic cost control.
2 min read
12
Jun
Microsoft Unified Support - The Category Mistake

Microsoft Unified Support - The Category Mistake

Microsoft Unified Support is not just a support contract — it exposes how much control your organization has already delegated. This article challenges CISOs to rethink dependency, recovery and accountability before crisis hits.
2 min read