Shahnawaz Backer
Director, Solutions Engineering, F5
Shahnawaz Backer was a Principal Security Advisor with F5 Labs. With keen interest in modern application development, digital identity and fraud vectors, he focuses on building security intelligence into solutions and firmly believes in automated proactive defence.
Research by Shahnawaz Backer (22)
Article | Dec 14, 2023
2024 Cybersecurity Predictions
To quote the late David Foster Wallace: sure, I’m paranoid—but am I paranoid enough?
12 min read
Article | Dec 5, 2022
5 Cybersecurity Predictions for 2023
F5 Labs and experts across F5 share their experience from the past twelve months to predict what might be the biggest causes for concern in 2023.
11 min read
Article | Aug 5, 2021
Fraud Scenarios in the Buy Now, Pay Later Ecosystem
Existing fraud tricks are finding new use in buy now, pay later payment systems.
4 min read
Article | Jun 17, 2021
Attacker Tricks for Taking Over Risk-Based Multifactor Authentication
From spoofing device fingerprints to hijacking authenticated sessions, attackers use a range of techniques to bypass multifactor authentication.
4 min read
Report | May 18, 2021
2021 Application Protection Report: Of Ransom and Redemption
The 2021 version of F5’s continuing analysis of the application security threat landscape explores ransomware, payment card theft, and account takeover.
60 min read
Article | Apr 14, 2021
Collusion Fraud: The Art of Gaming the System with Complicity
How platform business models are at an increased risk of fraud when two or more separate parties collude.
4 min read
Article | Apr 1, 2021
Combatting Digital Fraud with Security Convergence
Even with 99.95% efficacy of network security controls, bad actors can still monetize fraud. Security convergence is the way forward in surviving digital fraud.
5 min read
Article | Feb 22, 2021
Threats, Vulnerabilities, Exploits and Their Relationship to Risk
The tale of The Three Little Pigs can teach us more than you think about cybersecurity risk.
10 min read
Article | Feb 11, 2021
Cyberthreats Targeting India, October through December 2020
India’s attack landscape saw focus on Port 5900 and the highest number of scans from the UK.
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Article | Jan 13, 2021
Can Bots Manipulate Data and Change Facts to Fiction?
Data manipulation is a real threat to data-driven approaches at enterprises. We tested one of our own assets to see the possibilities.
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