malware

YARA is useful when you need lightweight pattern matching across files during incident response or malware triage. I keep rules specific and review false positives often. Overbroad rules create noise fast, which is the enemy during an active investiga

File uploads are attacker-controlled input with extra surface area. I validate extension and MIME type, rename everything server side, scan risky formats, and keep user uploads out of executable paths. If the business allows arbitrary uploads, storage