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.
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.
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
The Knowledge Base did not appear overnight.
It grew in layers:
- Technical writing and public articles
- Books / note collections / long-form practical materials
- Community publishing and education
- Reusable repositories, checklists, scripts, and reference packs
- Leadership framing around Product Security
- 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
➡️ Browse the source trail: Prior Works
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
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
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
- About the Author
- Origins and Timeline
- Prior Works and Public Trail
- Domain Map
- Beta Program
- Contributors and Co-Authors
- Roadmap
- FAQ
- Links
- Repo Description Snippets
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
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.
Product Security Knowledge Base • created and curated by Ivan Piskunov • premium GitHub promo repository • 2026