Welcome — Why I'm Writing Here
After 25 years of designing security architectures for banks, governments, and critical infrastructure, I'm opening my field notebook. Here's what to expect from this space.
For 25 years, most of what I've written has lived inside proposals, Statements of Work, high-level designs, and internal enablement decks — documents that maybe thirty people ever read. This page is where I change that.
What you'll find here#
Technical documentation and field notes. Implementation guides, architecture patterns, and hardening notes from real deployments.
The ground rules#
Everything here is my own view, based on public information and general field experience. I never discuss confidential client or employer information.
If a topic here interests you, get in touch.
Written by Mohamed Farouk Zyada.
Twenty-five years of security architecture for regulated banks and government in Egypt, Qatar and the Gulf. If this raises a question about a decision you are making, send it.