https://github.com/d3one/product-security-knowledge-base
A practitioner-built Product Security reference system covering AppSec, DevSecOps, API Security, Cloud Security, Secure SDLC, and security leadership.
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A practitioner-built Product Security reference system covering AppSec, DevSecOps, API Security, Cloud Security, Secure SDLC, and security leadership.
- Host: GitHub
- URL: https://github.com/d3one/product-security-knowledge-base
- Owner: D3One
- License: other
- Created: 2026-04-01T15:19:01.000Z (3 months ago)
- Default Branch: main
- Last Pushed: 2026-04-01T16:45:31.000Z (3 months ago)
- Last Synced: 2026-04-01T23:11:25.027Z (3 months ago)
- Topics: appsec, cloud, devsecops, interview, leadership
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- Size: 971 KB
- Stars: 1
- Watchers: 0
- Forks: 0
- Open Issues: 0
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Metadata Files:
- Readme: README.md
- Changelog: CHANGELOG.md
- Contributing: CONTRIBUTING.md
- License: LICENSE.md
- Code of conduct: CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md
- Security: SECURITY.md
- Roadmap: docs/ROADMAP.md
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README
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## Product Security Knowledge Base
**Product Security Knowledge Base** is a curated, practitioner-driven reference system for modern software security.
It is being built as a structured, long-horizon body of work across **Product Security, Application Security, DevSecOps, API Security, Cloud Security, Secure SDLC, Threat Modeling, architecture review, engineering enablement, and leadership operating models**.
This repository is the **presentation layer** of the project: a premium GitHub-facing overview that explains the mission, the author, the roots of the work, and the evolution from early articles and books into a broader Product Security knowledge system.
## Why this exists
The goal is not to publish another chaotic archive of links.
The goal is to build a **clear, usable, high-signal reference library** that helps:
- security engineers strengthen technical depth;
- platform, cloud, and application teams adopt safer engineering practices;
- new practitioners ramp up faster with less noise;
- security leaders frame operating models, priorities, metrics, and narrative;
- ambitious engineers improve real-world readiness and earn stronger opportunities.
This project is intentionally designed around **systematization, clarity, practical value, and defensive engineering discipline**.
## About the author
**Ivan Piskunov** is a cybersecurity practitioner with more than **7 years of consistent Product Security–oriented work**, spanning **fintech software environments, AppSec, DevSecOps, Security Champion responsibilities, platform and cloud security, and later Product Security leadership positioning**.
The narrative behind this Knowledge Base is intentional: **articles → book / brochure work → community publishing → dedicated Product Security channels → structured Product Security Knowledge Base**.
He is also one of the lecturers connected to **DevOps School in Moscow**, where he taught a security-focused part of the program.
A core part of the mission is contribution back to the industry: **systematizing knowledge, sharing practical guidance, mentoring younger engineers, helping people grow hard skills, and helping strong practitioners position themselves for better offers**.
He positions himself toward **Product Security Director / VP-level scope** with a strong focus on architecture, enablement, execution, and long-term program design.
➡️ Read more: [About the Author](docs/ABOUT-THE-AUTHOR.md)
## From articles to a knowledge system
The Knowledge Base did not appear overnight.
It grew in layers:
1. **Technical writing and public articles**
2. **Books / note collections / long-form practical materials**
3. **Community publishing and education**
4. **Reusable repositories, checklists, scripts, and reference packs**
5. **Leadership framing around Product Security**
6. **A dedicated structured knowledge base with domain navigation**
That progression matters because the project is rooted in real publishing, engineering practice, and repeated knowledge distillation — not just branding.
➡️ See the full story: [Origins and Timeline](docs/ORIGINS-AND-TIMELINE.md)
➡️ Browse the source trail: [Prior Works](docs/PRIOR-WORKS.md)
## Coverage map
The alpha structure of the Knowledge Base already points to a wide Product Security surface, including:
| Domain | Focus |
|---|---|
| Product Security Leadership | governance, roles, metrics, OKRs, operating models |
| Application Security | review playbooks, SAST, secrets, testing, mobile |
| API Security | authz, abuse resilience, API design and assessment |
| DevSecOps | CI/CD controls, guardrails, supply chain, evidence |
| Cloud Security | IAM, baseline controls, Terraform, platform hardening |
| Container & Kubernetes Security | runtime, hardening, cluster review, controls |
| Threat Modeling | practical modeling, architecture decision support |
| Frontend & Browser Security | sessions, CSP, OAuth/browser patterns |
| Secure SDLC | integration into delivery and engineering workflows |
| Learning & Career Growth | newcomer tracks, labs, mentoring paths |
➡️ Explore more: [Domain Map](docs/DOMAIN-MAP.md)
## Beta readers and early feedback loop
Before the final public release, the project includes a **small beta group program** for early readers and reviewers.
The idea is simple: invite a focused group of **20–30 beta participants** to explore parts of the material, stress-test structure and clarity, and provide practical feedback that improves the final release.
This makes the project more useful, more honest, and closer to what real engineers actually need.
➡️ Details: [Beta Program](docs/BETA-PROGRAM.md)
## Suggestions, contributors, and co-authors
This project is intentionally open to **strong improvement ideas**.
Readers can propose structure changes, topic additions, missing examples, navigation improvements, and editorial suggestions. As collaboration grows, selected contributors and future authors can be publicly recognized as **contributors / co-authors** inside the project.
➡️ Collaboration page: [Contributors and Co-Authors](docs/CONTRIBUTORS-AND-COAUTHORS.md)
## Navigation
### Core pages
- [About the Author](docs/ABOUT-THE-AUTHOR.md)
- [Origins and Timeline](docs/ORIGINS-AND-TIMELINE.md)
- [Prior Works and Public Trail](docs/PRIOR-WORKS.md)
- [Domain Map](docs/DOMAIN-MAP.md)
- [Beta Program](docs/BETA-PROGRAM.md)
- [Contributors and Co-Authors](docs/CONTRIBUTORS-AND-COAUTHORS.md)
- [Roadmap](docs/ROADMAP.md)
- [FAQ](docs/FAQ.md)
- [Links](docs/LINKS.md)
- [Repo Description Snippets](docs/REPO-DESCRIPTION.md)
### Project files
- [Changelog](CHANGELOG.md)
- [Contributing](CONTRIBUTING.md)
- [Security Policy](SECURITY.md)
- [License](LICENSE.md)
## Public roots of this project
Some of the public works that fed into this Knowledge Base include:
- **DevSecOps Notes Box** — long-form practical notes and reference material
- **White2Hack** — a long-running cybersecurity Telegram/community publishing lane
- **CyberSecBastion** — a dedicated Product Security-oriented side channel in the ecosystem
- **K8-Shield** — a Kubernetes security utility / audit direction
- **Product-Security-Manager** — Product Security framing and leadership materials
- **Docs_DevSecOps_Vault** — reusable documents, checklists, guides, and technical patterns
- **Medium / DEV / Hacker Magazine** — public articles that predate and support the broader KB
➡️ Full reference map: [Prior Works](docs/PRIOR-WORKS.md)
## Design notes
This repository is intentionally styled as a **clean, premium, hacker-adjacent GitHub presentation repo**:
- dark, technical visual language;
- sharp information hierarchy;
- linked multi-page navigation;
- concise but high-signal prose;
- reusable visual assets for banners, separators, and section rhythm.
The actual Knowledge Base remains the deeper system.
This repository is the **front door**.
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Product Security Knowledge Base • created and curated by Ivan Piskunov • premium GitHub promo repository • 2026