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.
16
Dec
CTEM Lifecycle > Scoping > Discovery > Prioritization ? Validation > Mobilization

What is CTEM? Complete Guide to Continuous Threat Exposure Management

Gartner predicts that by 2026, organisations prioritising security investments based on a CTEM program will suffer two-thirds fewer breaches. Meanwhile,
9 min read
15
Dec
npm security risks

npm Security Risks: Most Vulnerable Packages in 2026

Updated March 2026 The most vulnerable npm packages in 2026 include lodash, cross-spawn, gun.js, puppeteer transitive chains, and several
20 min read
14
Dec
Cybersecurity Career Path: Complete Guide for 2026

Cybersecurity Career Path: Complete Guide for 2026

59% of organisations now report critical or significant cybersecurity skills gaps, up from 44% last year (ISC2, 2025). The narrative
11 min read
12
Dec
AI Security Threats: Complete Guide to Attack Vectors

AI Security Threats: Complete Guide to Attack Vectors

Last Updated: January 2026 AI-driven attacks now account for 16% of all breaches (IBM, 2025). Shadow AI adds $670,000
9 min read
05
Dec
Cybersecurity Learning Roadmap 2026 - Beginner to Advanced

Cybersecurity Learning Roadmap 2026: Beginner to Advanced

LinkedIn Post Copy Link This cybersecurity learning roadmap takes you from zero experience to job-ready across four phases: foundations, core
16 min read
04
Dec
React2Shell vulnerability concept showing React Server Components leaking into a remote shell execution (CVE-2025-55182)

CVE-2025-55182: React2Shell Detection and Fix Guide

UPDATE (Jan 1, 2026): RondoDox botnet now weaponizing React2Shell. Shadowserver reports 90,300 instances still vulnerable. Multiple nation-state actors actively
19 min read
03
Dec
See culture as a foundation to cyber resilience

What is Cybersecurity Culture? A Practical Guide

Human error accounts for 95% of cybersecurity breaches (IBM Security, 2024). But here is what that statistic misses: employees in
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03
Dec
Elastic Stack - Collections Methods

ELK Log Collection Methods: The Complete Guide for Security Teams

A guide to the different types of log collection you can achieve with ELK stack for cybersecurity teams.
7 min read
02
Dec
What is ELK in Cybersecurity? A Security Professional's Guide

What is ELK in Cybersecurity? A Security Professional's Guide

Security teams typically deploy ELK for several critical functions: Centralized Log Management, Real-Time Threat Detection, Incident Response and Forensics and Compliance Logging.
4 min read
02
Dec
Why npm audit fix Isn't Working

Why npm audit fix Isn't Working

You ran npm audit fix, and nothing changed. The same warnings stare back at you. If this sounds familiar, you&
4 min read