What is CS36?
For stakeholders in the Maritime, Energy, and Transit sectors, CS36 represents the transition from theoretical security to Engineered Resilience. It provides the empirical evidence and technical authority needed to meet 2026 federal mandates, proving that a single, hardened node can effectively neutralize decentralized adversary capabilities while protecting the nation's most vital assets.
Modern enterprise perimeters face automated, high-velocity exploitation that renders traditional, context-blind vulnerability management obsolete. CS36 provides the infrastructure fidelity and contextual prioritization required to distinguish background noise from high-impact vectors—such as "Silent Flips" and Bulletproof Hosting surges—transitioning your defensive posture from reactive firefighting to proactive, intelligence-driven command and control.
Theoretical knowledge is insufficient for the defense of Lifeline Sectors. This lab provides the "Ground Truth" evidence of my ability to deconstruct decentralized adversary tradecraft and engineer resilient Zero-Trust architectures. For organizations requiring a Senior Analyst or Security Architect capable of translating national-level mandates into hardened infrastructure reality, this portfolio demonstrates a proven readiness to secure the Homeland and maintain mission continuity against asymmetric threats.
By analyzing global telemetry rather than localized noise, CS36 provides a broader strategic view of adversary capabilities. This allows organizations to implement Vulnerability-Driven Capability Reduction based on high-fidelity, cross-regional data, ensuring that defensive configurations are resilient against the most prevalent and high-velocity exploitation methods currently seen in the wild.
Adversaries are now professionalized, automated, and operating with a Mean Time to Recon (MTTR) that outpaces traditional enterprise response times. To maintain mission continuity, the Griot must transition from a "firefighting" posture to a Sovereign Command posture—hardening the "Digital Skin" of the city before the adversary even begins their 24-hour flip cycle.
The first quarter of 2026 has been defined by a compression of the exploit lifecycle. We are no longer operating in a "patch window" measured in weeks; we are in a "reconnaissance window" measured in hours.
Key Metrics from the Strategic Database:
Mean Time to Flip (MTTF): The average time for a vulnerability to move from "Added to KEV" to "Known Ransomware Use" is shrinking, with some edge devices flipping in under 24 hours.
Infrastructure Consolidation: A small number of Bulletproof ASNs (notably AS200593 - PROSPERO) are responsible for over 80% of targeted exploitation volume against Ivanti and Fortinet.
The "Silent Flip" Ratio: 59 vulnerabilities in 2025 transitioned to ransomware status without public alerts, proving that legacy technical debt is being actively mined by Initial Access Brokers (IABs).
Manufacturing & OT: High-intensity targeting by Russian state-aligned groups (CARR, NoName057). Focus remains on IT-OT convergence points.
Identity & Access Management (IAM): Critical zero-days in BeyondTrust and Ivanti indicate that the "management layer" is the primary target for achieving domain-wide persistence.
Mobile Infrastructure: The emergence of Ivanti EPMM RCEs used by government-level actors signals a shift toward mobile-centric lateral movement.