AN3 Security · Intel Brief https://an3.io/blog AN3 provides cybersecurity testing, audits and continuous defence across cloud, applications, infrastructure and onchain systems. en Tue, 11 Aug 2026 15:23:49 GMT Cross-chain message verification beyond the bridge contract https://an3.io/blog/cross-chain-message-verification-beyond-the-bridge-contract https://an3.io/blog/cross-chain-message-verification-beyond-the-bridge-contract Tue, 11 Aug 2026 12:00:00 GMT Where proof checks end and trust assumptions begin on the receiving chain — a field guide to what bridge audits miss once the message leaves the contract. AN3 · Offensive Research Onchain · Bridges Where VASP testing falls short of the VARA Rulebook https://an3.io/blog/where-vasp-testing-falls-short-of-the-vara-rulebook https://an3.io/blog/where-vasp-testing-falls-short-of-the-vara-rulebook Thu, 06 Aug 2026 12:00:00 GMT A practical reading of Dubai's Technology & Information Rulebook on annual testing, cryptographic keys, and the live systems that still decide outcomes. AN3 · Offensive Research Regulatory · Dubai Signer ops beat signature schemes https://an3.io/blog/signer-ops-beat-signature-schemes https://an3.io/blog/signer-ops-beat-signature-schemes Wed, 05 Aug 2026 12:00:00 GMT In 2026 the expensive failures still land on humans approving the wrong thing. Here is how we scope signer operations the way we scope contracts. AN3 · Offensive Research Onchain · Operations Upgradeability is where protocols quietly die https://an3.io/blog/upgradeability-is-where-protocols-quietly-die https://an3.io/blog/upgradeability-is-where-protocols-quietly-die Wed, 05 Aug 2026 12:00:00 GMT Immutable code is rare. Upgrade paths are common—and under-reviewed. A 2026 field guide to where proxy, governor, and timelock designs actually fail. AN3 · Offensive Research Onchain · Architecture Reentrancy in 2026: the bugs that refuse to die https://an3.io/blog/reentrancy-2026 https://an3.io/blog/reentrancy-2026 Mon, 15 Jun 2026 12:00:00 GMT A modern field guide to reentrancy variants and the patterns that still slip past automated tooling. AN3 Security Onchain · Audit Anatomy of the Bybit hack: when the UI is the exploit https://an3.io/blog/bybit-hack-anatomy https://an3.io/blog/bybit-hack-anatomy Mon, 01 Jun 2026 12:00:00 GMT How attackers manipulated a signing interface to drain a $1.5B cold wallet — and why the same human-layer class threatens exchanges and enterprises alike. AN3 · Offensive Research Featured · Threat research Your IAM is your perimeter now https://an3.io/blog/iam-perimeter https://an3.io/blog/iam-perimeter Wed, 20 May 2026 12:00:00 GMT Why cloud breaches keep tracing back to identity — and a practical hardening checklist for AWS, Azure, and GCP. AN3 Security Enterprise · Cloud Phishing still wins. Here's the data. https://an3.io/blog/phishing-data https://an3.io/blog/phishing-data Sun, 10 May 2026 12:00:00 GMT What 50 simulated campaigns taught us about human-layer risk and how to actually move the needle. AN3 Security Enterprise · Red team Auditing consensus: beyond the smart contract https://an3.io/blog/consensus-audit https://an3.io/blog/consensus-audit Sat, 18 Apr 2026 12:00:00 GMT Validator logic, networking, and timing assumptions — where L1 risk really lives. AN3 Security Onchain · Protocol SOC 2 without the theater https://an3.io/blog/soc2-theater https://an3.io/blog/soc2-theater Sun, 05 Apr 2026 12:00:00 GMT How to build controls your engineers respect and an auditor signs off on, minus the busywork. AN3 Security Enterprise · GRC Tokenomics as an attack surface https://an3.io/blog/tokenomics-attack-surface https://an3.io/blog/tokenomics-attack-surface Sun, 22 Mar 2026 12:00:00 GMT Supply schedules, vesting, and incentives are code too. We break down the economic exploits. AN3 Security Onchain · DeFi