Securing networks, one layer at a time.
I'm Soumya Sohan Rout, a Network Security Engineer. I write about firewalls, zero trust, cloud hardening, and the everyday realities of keeping infrastructure safe.
Latest writing
Sample posts — replace with your ownZero Trust Isn't a Product, It's a Posture
Why "never trust, always verify" only works when it's built into architecture decisions — not bolted on as a checkbox.
FirewallsThe Five Firewall Misconfigurations I See Most
A field-notes breakdown of common rule-base mistakes that quietly widen an attack surface.
CloudHardening Cloud Workloads Beyond the Default Config
Security groups, IAM scoping, and the small defaults that quietly matter at scale.
Incident ResponseBuilding an Incident Response Runbook That Survives 3 A.M.
What actually matters when you're paged at 3 a.m. and the runbook is the only thing standing between you and chaos.
About
I'm a Network Security Engineer focused on protecting infrastructure across on-prem and cloud environments — from firewall policy and VPN architecture to threat monitoring and incident response. This blog is where I write up what I'm learning, breaking, and fixing along the way.