Algorithmic Warfare: When Your Code Becomes a Weapon and You Become the Combatant

Algorithmic Warfare: When Your Code Becomes a Weapon and You Become the Combatant

The great irony of 21st-century conflict is that the most dangerous soldiers rarely wear uniforms. They don’t march through deserts or rappel from helicopters. Instead, they sit in climate-controlled offices, sip mediocre coffee, and write code that decides whether a person lives or dies. Welcome to the age of algorithmic warfare—where programmers have unexpectedly become combatants in a conflict that transcends geography, operates at machine speed, and blurs every traditional line we’ve drawn around warfare, ethics, and accountability....

December 7, 2025 · 13 min · 2576 words · Maxim Zhirnov
Ethical Hacking for Web Applications: From Zero to Exploit Hero

Ethical Hacking for Web Applications: From Zero to Exploit Hero

If you’ve ever wondered what happens on the “other side” of web security—where the good guys break things intentionally—you’re about to embark on a fascinating journey. Ethical hacking for web applications is essentially the art of thinking like a criminal to prevent actual crimes. It’s authorized chaos in a structured format, and unlike actual hacking, nobody sends you to jail. Pretty sweet deal, right? Why Should You Care About Web Application Security?...

December 3, 2025 · 10 min · 1938 words · Maxim Zhirnov
Этичный взлом веб-приложений: от нуля до героя-эксплойта

Этичный взлом веб-приложений: от нуля до героя-эксплойта

Если вы когда-нибудь задумывались, что происходит на «другой стороне» веб-безопасности — где хорошие парни намеренно что-то ломают, — то вам предстоит увлекательное путешествие. Этичный хакерство для веб-приложений — это, по сути, искусство мыслить как преступник, чтобы предотвратить реальные преступления. Это разрешённый хаос в структурированном формате, и, в отличие от настоящего хакинга, никто не отправит вас в тюрьму. Довольно выгодное предложение, правда? Почему вам следует заботиться о безопасности веб-приложений? Прежде чем мы углубимся в тонкости методов эксплуатации, давайте определимся, почему это важно....

December 3, 2025 · 5 min · 915 words · Maxim Zhirnov
The Great Cloud Exodus: Why On-Premise Solutions Still Deserve a Seat at the Table

The Great Cloud Exodus: Why On-Premise Solutions Still Deserve a Seat at the Table

We’ve been sold a dream. For the past decade, the tech industry has whispered—then shouted—that cloud is the future, the only way, the inevitable destination for every workload known to humankind. “Move to the cloud!” they said. “It’s cheaper!” they promised. “Infinite scalability!” they proclaimed. But here’s the thing nobody wants to say out loud at tech conferences: sometimes, they’re wrong. Dead wrong. And that’s not pessimism talking; that’s pragmatism. The cloud isn’t bad—far from it....

November 12, 2025 · 12 min · 2357 words · Maxim Zhirnov
Should Programming Languages Have Built-in Ethical Constraints? A Practical Deep Dive

Should Programming Languages Have Built-in Ethical Constraints? A Practical Deep Dive

Ever tried to explain to a non-technical person why you can’t just “add ethics” to a programming language? It’s like trying to explain why you can’t just add sarcasm to calculus—technically possible, utterly confusing, and nobody asked for it anyway. Yet here we are, in 2025, and the conversation about embedding ethical constraints directly into programming languages is becoming increasingly impossible to ignore. Let me be upfront: this isn’t a question with a simple yes or no answer....

November 3, 2025 · 10 min · 1921 words · Maxim Zhirnov