Shakel Ahmed

Shakel Ahmed

United Kingdom
Shakel Ahmed is a cybersecurity practitioner with 20+ years of experience defending global organizations. As the founder of CyberDesserts, he provides hands-on, practical guidance to help professionals master the skills that actually matter.
01
Mar
AI Agent Attack Surface

AI Agent Security Risks in 2026: The Incident Landscape and Hardening Framework

In February 2026, the supply chain threat model arrived in AI agent infrastructure all at once. The Model Context Protocol is the connective tissue across every major incident. Here's what practitioners need to know.
16 min read
01
Mar
Government Attack Surface Reduction

How the UK Government Slashed Cyber Fix Times by 84%

Published March 2026 The UK government has slashed cyber vulnerability fix times by 84%. Through a new nationwide scanning service,
7 min read
28
Feb
Free Cybersecurity Training

Free Cybersecurity Training: Resources by Career Path

You can break into cybersecurity without a degree using free and low-cost training resources. This is not wishful thinking. One
10 min read
28
Feb
Cybersecurity Graduate Guide

Cybersecurity Graduate Guide: From Degree to First Job

Cybersecurity graduates can bridge the gap between degree and first job by building hands-on skills in four areas most programmes
6 min read
27
Feb
Coding Skills For Cybersecurity Roles

Does Cybersecurity Require Coding? A Practitioner's Take

March 2026 Most cybersecurity roles do not require coding. Roughly 30-40% of positions need little to no programming knowledge (CyberSeek)
8 min read
20
Feb
Cybersecurity Skills Gap

Cybersecurity Career Report: February 2026

LinkedIn Post Copy Link See the April 2026 Report for spotlight on DevSecOps The global cybersecurity workforce gap has hit
14 min read
20
Feb
Cyber threat landscape report February 2026 - threat actor and ransomware intelligence

Cybersecurity Threat Landscape Report: February 2026

Phishing was used by 200+ tracked threat entities, making it the single most common initial access vector across our intelligence
20 min read
12
Feb
Notepad CVE-2026-20841

Two Notepad Attacks in One Week: Your Tools Are the Target

Software supply chain attacks more than doubled in 2025, with developer workstations identified as high-value targets across multiple industry reports
5 min read
05
Feb
OpenClaw security risks concept showing hidden keyboard under torn paper, representing malicious skills, exposed instances, and system-level vulnerabilities in AI agents.

OpenClaw Security Risks: Malicious Skills, Exposed Instances and Real Exploits

Latest updates (March 2026): NemoClaw announced, CVE count now 60+, and independent analysis using Censys identified 63,070 live instances
20 min read
04
Feb
Notepad++ update server compromise

Notepad++ Compromised for 6 Months: Check Your Version Now

Notepad++ update servers were compromised from June through December 2025 by a Chinese state-sponsored threat group. The attackers hijacked the
6 min read